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Bertolt Brecht
German
Poet
Born:
Feb 10
,
1898
Died:
Aug 14
,
1956
Bank
Good
Life
Man
Right
You
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht
Life
Death
Fear
Rather
Inadequate
Much
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
Alone
Law
Made
Naked
Exploitation
Those
One Thing
Obeying
Misery
Understand
Who
Thing
Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
Bertolt Brecht
Man
Book
Hungry
Weapon
Reach
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Bertolt Brecht
Good
Intelligence
Mistakes
See
Make
How
Quickly
Them
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Bertolt Brecht
Change
Will
Way
Stay
Because
Things
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
Bertolt Brecht
Good
Long
Goodness
No-One
Demand
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Bertolt Brecht
Unhappy
Heroes
Land
Need
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht
Happiness
Everyone
After
Heels
Noticing
Right
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
Bertolt Brecht
Holding
Setting
Easier
Rob
Clerk
Up
Than
Bank
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
Bertolt Brecht
Top
Bottom
Fellows
Always
Victories
Defeats
He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
Bertolt Brecht
News
Laughs
Bad
Bad News
He
Heard
Who
Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.
Bertolt Brecht
Good
Sometimes
Good Taste
Important
More
Than
Taste
Human
Grub first, then ethics.
Bertolt Brecht
Ethics
First
Then
No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.
Bertolt Brecht
You
Yourself
Will
No-One
Lot
Improve
Your
Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Bertolt Brecht
Sad
You
Wise
Money
Poverty
Well
Makes
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
Bertolt Brecht
Wisdom
Mistake
Old
Wines
New
Mix
Mixing
May
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht
Life
Death
Afraid
Inadequate
Much
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
War
Good
You
Peace
Organization
Trouble
Wild
Else
Running
Could
Over
Know
Expect
Place
Round
Here
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Bertolt Brecht
Great
Virtues
Sign
Something
Wrong
Sure
Sure Sign
Whenever
People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
Bertolt Brecht
People
Too Much
Long
Trouble
Too
Main
Durable
Themselves
Much
Last
Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
Bertolt Brecht
Science
Only
Knows
Commandment
Contribute
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
Out
Carry
Finest
Spoiled
Always
Been
Them
Themselves
Should
Plans
Even
War is like love; it always finds a way.
Bertolt Brecht
Love
War
Way
Finds
Like
Always
Don't tell me peace has broken out.
Bertolt Brecht
Me
Broken
Peace
Out
Tell
Why be a man when you can be a success?
Bertolt Brecht
Success
You
Man
Be A Man
Why
Temptation to behave is terrible.
Bertolt Brecht
Temptation
Terrible
Behave
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