All 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
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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht
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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
Bertolt Brecht
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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
Bertolt Brecht
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Bertolt Brecht
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
Bertolt Brecht
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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
Bertolt Brecht
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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.
Bertolt Brecht
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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