Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Bertolt Brecht

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht

Happiness, After, Everyone

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

Bank, Holding, Easier

Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht

Death, Life, Fear

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
Bertolt Brecht

Good, Mistakes, Quickly

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

Alone, Law, Made

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

Underwear, Cradle, Coffin

Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
Bertolt Brecht

Book, Hungry, Reach

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Bertolt Brecht

Sad, Wise, Poverty

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

Live, Means, Finesse

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

Communication, Society, Long

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.
Bertolt Brecht

Bad, Heard, News

Grub first, then ethics.
Bertolt Brecht

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

Yourself, Improve

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

Fall, Remain, Apart

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

Teacher, Knowledge, Crazy

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

Life, Death, Afraid

Everyone needs help from everyone.
Bertolt Brecht

Help, Everyone, Needs

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

Wisdom, May, Old

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

Good, Long, Goodness

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

Bank, Breaking, Compared

Why be a man when you can be a success?
Bertolt Brecht

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

Peace, Broken, Tell

It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
Bertolt Brecht

Ahead, Hesitate

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

Long, Last, Themselves

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Poet

Born: February 10, 1898

Died: August 14, 1956

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