Best Quotes by Bertolt Brecht (Top 10)
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Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
Bertolt Brecht
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Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread. 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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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
Bertolt Brecht
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the running to spread the truth among such persons.
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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
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Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver. General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
Bertolt Brecht
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.
Bertolt Brecht
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What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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War is like love; it always finds a way.
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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Grub first, then ethics.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
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Right is its own defense.
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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
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A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Don't tell me peace has broken out.
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Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
Bertolt Brecht