Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can't bear to see it. Bertolt Brecht More Quotes by Bertolt Brecht More Quotes From Bertolt Brecht People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost. Bertolt Brecht fightingmaypeople Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science. Bertolt Brecht accountsknowsscience Writers can't write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking. Bertolt Brecht writingwarthinking Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse. Bertolt Brecht cursepovertywise A person is really dead only when nobody thinks of him anymore. Bertolt Brecht personsthinking Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change. Bertolt Brecht representationorderreality The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too. Bertolt Brecht lastswarpeople From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first. Bertolt Brecht clean-underwearcoffinsliterature You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself. Bertolt Brecht truth-isweak Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht fearlifedeath I'm in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write. Bertolt Brecht clothesfeelingswriting The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn Bertolt Brecht crazyliteratureteacher It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk. Bertolt Brecht fogclerksbankers 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 summerrainfall One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration. Bertolt Brecht todaypeopleworld A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls. Bertolt Brecht actingmenpeople You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait! Bertolt Brecht waitingmayphilosophy What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank? Bertolt Brecht breaking-silencebankingliterature From the start it has been the theatre's business to entertain people ... it needs no other passport than fun. Bertolt Brecht theatrefunpeople War is like love, it always finds a way. Bertolt Brecht militarylovelife
