Bertolt Brecht Quotes
Most popular Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Food comes first, then morals.

Life is short, and so is money.

War is like love, it always finds a way.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

The man who laughs has not yet heard the news.

When the praying does no good, insurance does help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing about the dark times.

I love the people with their simple straightforward minds. It's only that their smell brings on my migraine.

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.

The human race...tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds however leave scars.

Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women. The latter normally concerns itself with profit, the former with pleasure.