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Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Worship with fulness of heart the weak memory of heaven! It cannot trace either your name or your face nobody knows you're still living Picture Quote #1

Oh the harsh snarl of guitar strings roaring! Heavenly distensions of our throats! Trousers stiff with dirt and love! Such whoring! Long green slimy nights: we were like stoats Picture Quote #1

On golden chairs sitting at ease, you paid for the songs which we chanted to those less lucky. You paid us for drying their tears and for comforting all those whom you had wounded Picture Quote #1

Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen when total darkness fills the screen? Picture Quote #1

General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think Picture Quote #1

Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought hopefully I take up my place among the sellers Picture Quote #1

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High above the lake a bomber flies. From the rowing boats Children look up, women, an old man. From a distance they appear like young starlings, their beaks Wide open for food Picture Quote #1

Would it not be easier in that case for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? Picture Quote #1

It may be a mistake to mix different wines, but old and new wisdom mix admirably Picture Quote #1

One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly Picture Quote #1

I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour Picture Quote #1

Love is the desire to give, not to receive, something. Love is the art of producing something with the other’s talents Picture Quote #1

A good soldier has his heart and soul in it. When he receives an order, he gets a hard on, and when he drives his lance through his enemy’s guts, he comes Picture Quote #1

For the villainy of the world is great, and a man has to run his legs off to keep them from being stolen out fom underneath him Picture Quote #1

Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself Picture Quote #1

It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long Picture Quote #1

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts Picture Quote #1

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Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know Picture Quote #1

There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work Picture Quote #1

It isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive Picture Quote #1

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls Picture Quote #1

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error Picture Quote #1

For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars? Picture Quote #1

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Worship with fulness of heart the weak memory of heaven! It cannot trace either your name or your face nobody knows you're still living (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Oh the harsh snarl of guitar strings roaring! Heavenly distensions of our throats! Trousers stiff with dirt and love! Such whoring! Long green slimy nights: we were like stoats (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) On golden chairs sitting at ease, you paid for the songs which we chanted to those less lucky. You paid us for drying their tears and for comforting all those whom you had wounded (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Events cast long shadows before. One such event would be a war. But how are shadows to be seen when total darkness fills the screen? (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought hopefully I take up my place among the sellers (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) High above the lake a bomber flies. From the rowing boats Children look up, women, an old man. From a distance they appear like young starlings, their beaks Wide open for food (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Would it not be easier in that case for the government to dissolve the people and elect another? (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) It may be a mistake to mix different wines, but old and new wisdom mix admirably (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) 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 (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Love is the desire to give, not to receive, something. Love is the art of producing something with the other’s talents (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) A good soldier has his heart and soul in it. When he receives an order, he gets a hard on, and when he drives his lance through his enemy’s guts, he comes (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) For the villainy of the world is great, and a man has to run his legs off to keep them from being stolen out fom underneath him (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) 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 Quotes) People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) It isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error (Bertolt Brecht Quotes) For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars? (Bertolt Brecht Quotes)

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