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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.

Bertolt Brecht

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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Finest Spoil
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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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
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.
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Even Greater Love Lover Peace Provided War
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
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Men Struggle Years
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Fun People Theatre
Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Block Book Kings
The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What’s left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
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Abuse Kissing Race
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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Gone Love Sad Taste

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