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Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.

Bertolt Brecht

You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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May Philosophy Waiting
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Acting Men People
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Being Good Human Nature Taste
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
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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Kind Silence Tree
Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
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Giving Love Wish
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
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Able Strong Theatre
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Emperor Finest Ruined
Eats first, morals after.
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Eat Firsts Moral
General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Defect Men Thinking
There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Latter Stupidity Workers

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