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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.

Bertolt Brecht

What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Founding Funny Money Robbing
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
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Art Mirror Reality
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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Lying Running Writing
Who struggles can fail. Who doesn’t struggle has already failed!
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Diversity Justice Struggle
Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Order Reality Representation
But something’s missing.
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Lot Missing Something
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
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Kind Silence Tree
Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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Fall Heaven Snow
I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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Going Hurry Like
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
Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
Love is the wish to give, not to receive.
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Giving Love Wish
We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Ground Knows Others Ourselves
First the pork chops, then morality
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Firsts Morality Pork
Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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Believe Knows Learn
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

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.

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