Bertolt Brecht Quotes

German - Poet | February 10, 1898 - August 14, 1956

War is like love; it always finds a way.

Bertolt Brecht

LoveWarWayAlwaysLikeFinds

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

Bertolt Brecht

HappinessRightEveryoneHeelsAfter

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.

Bertolt Brecht

LifeManVoiceSoundRealImage

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

Bertolt Brecht

ChangeWillWayThingsStayBecause

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

Bertolt Brecht

BankUpClerkEasierThanSetting

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

Bertolt Brecht

YouGoAheadRightHesitateThen

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

Bertolt Brecht

ManBookReachHungryWeapon

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

Bertolt Brecht

WisePovertyYouCurseMakes

Grub first, then ethics.

Bertolt Brecht

EthicsFirstThen

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

Bertolt Brecht

BankBreakingFoundingCompared

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

Bertolt Brecht

PeopleLongToo MuchTroubleLast

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

Bertolt Brecht

YourselfYouWillImproveYourLot

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