It isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
BERTOLT BRECHTFirst the pork chops, then morality
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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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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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Don’t accept the habitual as a natural thing. In times of disorder, of organized confusion, of de-humanized humanity, nothing should seem natural. Nothing should seem impossible to change.
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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But something’s missing.
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