“Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“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.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“War is like love it always finds a way.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Why be a man when you can be a success?”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“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.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Don’t tell me peace has broken out.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.”
– Bertolt Brecht
“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.”
– Bertolt Brecht