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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.

Bertolt Brecht

Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Collaboration Helping Needs
I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Brains Cart Front Patch Skull
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Design Difficult Simplicity Software
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
The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
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Fall Rain Summer
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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Majority Purpose Shoulders
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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Defeat Sunset Victory
He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Fighting Loses Lost
Eats first, morals after.
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Eat Firsts Moral
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
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain

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