The righteous one has no sense of humor.
BERTOLT BRECHTFirst the grub, then the morals.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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First the grub, then the morals.
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must also change. Nothing comes from nothing; the new comes from the old, but that is why it is new.
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All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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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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First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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The mobilization order is already written out. Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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Who fights may lose, but who does not fight has lost already.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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