Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
BERTOLT BRECHTTerrible is the temptation to be good.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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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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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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Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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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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Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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