If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
BERTOLT BRECHTPeople who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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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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Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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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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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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