You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
BERTOLT BRECHTFor what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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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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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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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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Only bad generals need heroes.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.
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First the pork chops, then morality
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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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