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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.

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• The finest plans have always been spoiled by the pettiness of those who should carry them out. Even emperors cannot do it all by themselves.

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• Science knows only one commandment : contribute to science.

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• Andrea: Unlucky the land that has no heroes. Galilei: Unlucky the land that has need of heroes.

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• From the cradle to the grave, underwear first, last and all the time.

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• Food comes first, then morals.

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• Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear, And he shows them pearly white. Just a jack-knife has Macheath, dear, And he keeps it out of sight.

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• A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.

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• You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.

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• Why be a man when you can be a success?

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• Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.

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• What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

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• What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.

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• What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?

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• What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

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• What a miserable thing life is: you’re living in clover, only the clover isn’t good enough.

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

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• Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

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

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• There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

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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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