Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
BERTOLT BRECHTEven hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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When something seems ‘the most obvious thing in the world’ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up.
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But something’s missing.
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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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