When you name yourself, you always name another.
BERTOLT BRECHTThe aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Some party hack decreed that the people had lost the government’s confidence and could only regain it with redoubled effort. If that is the case, would it not be simpler, If the government simply dissolved the people And elected another?
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Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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A theater without beer is just a museum
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Life is short and so is money.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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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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Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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I was called up in the war and sent to a hospital. I dressed wounds, applied iodine, gave enemas, did blood transfusions. If the doctor ordered: “Brecht, amputate a leg!”, I would reply, “Certainly, Your Excellency!”, and cut off the leg. If I was told, “Perform a trepanning!”
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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