No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
BERTOLT BRECHTYou can make a fresh start with your final breath.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.
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Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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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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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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If you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
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The fate of man is man.
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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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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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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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For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Only bad generals need heroes.
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