When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
BERTOLT BRECHTYou can make a fresh start with your final breath.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Would it not be simpler If the Government dissolved the people and elected another?
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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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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Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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