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He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.

Bertolt Brecht

It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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Banker Clerk Fog
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Light Planning Shining
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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Cutting Men Transfusion War
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Collapse House Littles
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
Young Alexander conquered India. He alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Was there not even a cook in his army? Philip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed. Were there no other tears? Frederick the Great triumphed in the Seven Years War. Who Triumphed with him?
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Army War Years
You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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Defend Truth Weak
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Death Fear Life
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Founding Funny Money Robbing
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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Important Sometimes Taste
The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War

He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.

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