Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
BERTOLT BRECHTThe shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher’s knife, as their fat arses Sweat with anxiety in their office chairs…. Fear rules not only those who are ruled, but The rulers too.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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The more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot.
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Life is short and so is money.
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Eats first, morals after.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it’s all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It’s the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.
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Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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