Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.
Bertolt Brecht

Right is its own defense.
Bertolt Brecht

Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.
Bertolt Brecht

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

Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste.
Bertolt Brecht

Temptation to behave is terrible.
Bertolt Brecht

The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
Bertolt Brecht

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.
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

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

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

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

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Bertolt Brecht

War is like love; it always finds a way.
Bertolt Brecht

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

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Bertolt Brecht

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

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

Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Bertolt Brecht