But something’s missing.
BERTOLT BRECHTOh why do we not say the important things, it would be so easy, and we are damned because we do not.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Who fights may lose, but who does not fight has lost already.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!
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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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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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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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Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture ’tis to flee it.
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For the task assigned them Men aren’t smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.
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Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Eats first, morals after.
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Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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