Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
BERTOLT BRECHTArt is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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War is like love, it always finds a way.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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When you name yourself, you always name another.
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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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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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Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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First the pork chops, then morality
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…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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