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Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

Bertolt Brecht

The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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Doe Hurt Scar
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” 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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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool… Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.
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Criminals Doe Lying
The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Emperor Finest Ruined
One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.
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People Today World
Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
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Giving Love Wish
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Impact Lying Mistakes
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Common Folk Leader War
Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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Curse Poverty Wise
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles

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