Even the most blockheaded bureaucrat, provided he loves peace, is a greater lover of the arts than any so-called art-lover who loves the arts of war.
BERTOLT BRECHTArt and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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A theater without beer is just a museum
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Right is its own defense.
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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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The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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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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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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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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