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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.

Bertolt Brecht

But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.
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Men Real Screen Voice
Show them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition, and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face.
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Black Proposition Running Sensible Show Support
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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Majority Purpose Shoulders
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns
General, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.
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Crush Men Powerful
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
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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Emperor Finest Ruined
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
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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Fall Heaven Snow
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Bank Initiative Robbery
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men

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