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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

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
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Dark Inspirational Singing
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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Clever Lying Smart
A good soldier has his heart and soul in it. When he receives an order, he gets a hard on, and when he drives his lance through his enemy’s guts, he comes.
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Art Heart Order Philosophy
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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God Sky Storm
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
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Fall Rain Summer
He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Fighting Loses Lost
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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Fall Men Tiles
People who understand everything get no stories.
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People Stories Understand
All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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Art Living Service
What a miserable thing life is: you’re in clover; only the clover isn’t good enough.
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Gratitude Life Sadness
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn

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