It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
BERTOLT BRECHTGeneral, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Life is short and so is money.
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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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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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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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