People who understand everything get no stories.
BERTOLT BRECHTEats first, morals after.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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A good soldier has his heart and soul in it. When he receives an order, he gets a hard on, and when he drives his lance through his enemy’s guts, he comes.
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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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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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When the praying does no good, insurance does help.
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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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