Bertolt Brecht Quotes (75 Quotes)


    Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.

    Oh Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why.


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



    Literary works cannot be taken over like factories, or literary forms of expression like industrial methods. Realist writing, of which history offers many widely varying examples, is likewise conditioned by the question of how, when and for what class it is made use of.

    THE COOK to the Chaplain As a grown man, you should know better than to go round advising people.

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


    One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.


    From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

    As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.


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

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


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



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


    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.

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


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

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

    The atomic age made its debut at Hiroshima in the middle of our work. Overnight, the biography of the founder of the new system of physics read differently.



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

    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.

    Who built the seven gates of Thebes In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks.

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


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



    Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.




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

    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.

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

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

    If there are obstacles, the shortest line between two points may be a crooked line.

    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.

    The wickedness of the world is so great you have to run your legs off to avoid having them stolen from under you.

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


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