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Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Type: Poet Quotes Category: German Poet Quotes Date of Birth: February 10, 1898 Date of Death: August 14, 1956 Nationality: German Find on Amazon: Bertolt Brecht Related Authors: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Heinrich Heine Rainer Maria Rilke Novalis Adelbert von Chamisso Christoph Martin Wieland Christian Morgenstern

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. Bertolt Brecht Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht Don't tell me peace has broken out. Bertolt Brecht Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels. Bertolt Brecht Everyone needs help from everyone. Bertolt Brecht From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first. Bertolt Brecht Grub first, then ethics. Bertolt Brecht He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news. Bertolt Brecht Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. Bertolt Brecht Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good. Bertolt Brecht It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk. Bertolt Brecht It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead. Bertolt Brecht Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably. Bertolt Brecht No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand. Bertolt Brecht No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself. Bertolt Brecht 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 People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long. Bertolt Brecht People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart. Bertolt Brecht Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. Bertolt Brecht Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse. Bertolt Brecht Right is its own defense. Bertolt Brecht Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science. Bertolt Brecht Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions. Bertolt Brecht Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste. Bertolt Brecht Temptation to behave is terrible. Bertolt Brecht The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom. Bertolt Brecht 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 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 The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn. Bertolt Brecht There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. Bertolt Brecht To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated. Bertolt Brecht Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes. Bertolt Brecht War is like love; it always finds a way. Bertolt Brecht What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough. Bertolt Brecht What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone? Bertolt Brecht What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank? Bertolt Brecht 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 What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank? Bertolt Brecht Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong. Bertolt Brecht Why be a man when you can be a success? Bertolt Brecht 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

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