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Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.

Bertolt Brecht

Show them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition, and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face.
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Black Proposition Running Sensible Show Support
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Men Stars Thinking
Right is its own defense.
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Defense Literature Own Right
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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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Clothes Feelings Writing
He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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Laughing News Terrible
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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Eran Hopefully Mobilization Out Place Seller Written
Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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Account Knows Science
Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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Dwelling Object People Tool
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Long People Silly
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.
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Appreciation Littles Progress
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
Firebugs dragging their gasoline bottles are approaching the Academy of Arts, with a grin. And so, instead of embracing them, let us demand the freedom of the elbow to knock the bottles out of their filthy hands.
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Art Embrace Hands War

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