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

Bertolt Brecht

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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Art Heart Order Philosophy
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Mistake Moving Wisdom
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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Poverty Wells Wise
Only bad generals need heroes.
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General Hero Needs
General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Bother Carries Defect Faster General Man Storm
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Clean Coffins Literature Underwear
As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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Curves Distance Two
War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Life Love Military
The fate of man is man.
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Fate Men Trust
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
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
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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Fall Rain Summer
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

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