Bertolt Brecht Quotes - Page 2

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• Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Moving On, Wisdom, Mistake

  Bertolt Brecht (1965). “The Jewish Wife and Other Short Plays”, p.87, Grove Press

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• He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Enemy, Speak

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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.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Feelings, Historical, Theatre

  Bertolt Brecht, John Willett (1964). “Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic”

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• Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Life, Death, Anticipation

  "The Mother". Play by Bertolt Brecht, 1930.

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• All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Government, Splits, Fool

  Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim (1987). “Poems, 1913-1956”, p.186, Taylor & Francis

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• You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Truth Is, Weak

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• All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Art, Art Of Living

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• Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Book, Men, Weapons

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• Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can't bear to see it.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Creating, Earth, Bears

  Bertolt Brecht (2015). “The Threepenny Opera”, p.59, Bloomsbury Publishing

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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.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Wisdom, Science, Errors

  Bertolt Brecht (1962). “Plays: The Caucasian chalk circle. The threepenny opera. The trial of Lucullus. The life of Galileo”

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• People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Fighting, People, May

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• Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Country, Sacrifice, Contentment

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• War is like love, it always finds a way.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Love, Life, Military

  Bertolt Brecht (1966). “Mother Courage and Her Children: A Chronicle of the Thirty Years' War”, p.76, Grove Press

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• If you wan to steal money, don't rob a bank - open one.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Money, Stealing, Ifs

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• Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Happiness, Hero, Land

  Bertolt Brecht (2015). “Life Of Galileo”, p.134, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Happiness, Happy, High Heels

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• A person is really dead only when nobody thinks of him anymore.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Thinking, Persons

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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

  Crush, Powerful, Men

  Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim (1987). “Poems, 1913-1956”, p.289, Taylor & Francis

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• Writers can't write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.

  Bertolt Brecht

  War, Writing, Thinking

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• The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn
  When teachers themselves are taught to learn.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Teacher, Crazy, Literature

  "Life of Galileo". Play by Bertolt Brecht, 1939.

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• 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

  Summer, Rain, Fall

  Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim (1987). “Poems, 1913-1956”, p.247, Taylor & Francis

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• In the contradiction lies the hope.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Lying, Contradiction

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• Would it not be simpler If the Government dissolved the people and elected another?

  Bertolt Brecht

  Government, People, Ifs

  "Brecht on Brecht: An Improvisation". Book by George Tabori, 1967.

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• Everyone needs help from everyone.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Collaboration, Needs, Helping

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• You can make a fresh start with your final breath.

  Bertolt Brecht

  Finals, Fresh Start, Breaths

  Bertolt Brecht, Ralph Manheim (1987). “Poems, 1913-1956”, p.400, Taylor & Francis

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