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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.

Bertolt Brecht

First the grub, then the morals.
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Firsts Miscellaneous Moral
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Clever Lying Smart
When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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Helping Insurance Praying
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Dark Inspirational Singing
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
The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
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Lasts People War
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Acting Men People
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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Kind Silence Tree
The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World

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 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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