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Bertolt Brecht
German
Poet
About the author
Grub first, then ethics.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#First
#Ethics
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Mistakes
#Intelligence
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#People
#Faces
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Right
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#May
#Old
#Wisdom
#Mistake
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Goodness
No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Will
One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Life
#Man
#Difference
#Sound
#Voice
People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#People
#Trouble
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Will
He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#News
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Life
#Death
#Fear
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Life
#Death
Don't tell me peace has broken out.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Peace
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Right
#Happiness
Everyone needs help from everyone.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Needs
#Help
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#First
Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Man
What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Life
#Living
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Leadership
Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Poverty
Right is its own defense.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Right
#Defense
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Poverty
Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Science
Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Society
#Communication
Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Taste
Temptation to behave is terrible.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Temptation
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Founding
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#World
#Teachers
#Knowledge
You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#God
#Storms
#Sky
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Land
#Heroes
War is like love; it always finds a way.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Love
#War
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Trouble
#War
#Peace
#Running
What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Founding
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Wrong
Why be a man when you can be a success?
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Success
#Man
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.
Bertolt Brecht,
German
Poet
#Law
#Misery
#Exploitation