73 ordspråk av Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
'What is the robbing of a bank compared to the FOUNDING of a bank?'
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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he'll give him sixpence. But the second time it'll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he'll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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ANDREA: Unhappy the land that has no heroes! . . . GALILEO: No, unhappy the land that needs heroes.
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Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.
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As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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As the old Czech proverb has it, `Sweaty feet seldom come singly.'
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Boy meets Girl, So What?
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life
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Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the bitch that bore him is again in heat.
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Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Don't tell me peace has broken out.
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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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