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• He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

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• It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

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• Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.

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• People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

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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.

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

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• People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

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• Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

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• Right is its own defense.

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• Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.

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• No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

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• No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.

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

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• 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.

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• To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.

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

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• Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.

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• 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.

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• Temptation to behave is terrible.

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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.

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Bertolt Brecht (51)

Birth:	10th February, 1898
Death:	14th August, 1956
Nationality:	German
Profession:	Poet

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Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, theatre director, and Marxist. A theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble the post war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.

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