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Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.

Bertolt Brecht

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Errors Science Wisdom
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
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What’s left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
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Abuse Kissing Race
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Art Mirror Reality
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
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
First the pork chops, then morality
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Firsts Morality Pork
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Alabama Bye Moon
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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Characteristics Each Face Spitting
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
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
Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns

Oh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.

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