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Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
Life and Living
Bertolt Brecht

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Don't tell me peace has broken out.
Peace
Bertolt Brecht

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For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
Sex
Bertolt Brecht

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From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
Dress
Bertolt Brecht

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It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
Bankers and Banking
Bertolt Brecht

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Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
Wisdom
Bertolt Brecht

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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
Goodness
Bertolt Brecht

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No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.
Responsibility
Bertolt Brecht

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People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.
Faces
Bertolt Brecht

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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Poverty and The Poor
Bertolt Brecht

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Right is its own defense.
Right and Rightness
Bertolt Brecht

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Science knows only one commandment -- contribute to science.
Science and Scientists
Bertolt Brecht

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Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
Media
Bertolt Brecht

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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
Teachers and Teaching
Bertolt Brecht

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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
Leaders and Leadership
Bertolt Brecht

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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
Invention and Inventor
Bertolt Brecht

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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Heroes and Heroism
Bertolt Brecht

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War is like love, it always finds a way.
War
Bertolt Brecht

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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Mystery
Bertolt Brecht

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What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
Bankers and Banking
Bertolt Brecht

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun