BRECHT QUOTES

“Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”

“What is robbing a bank compared to founding one?”

“Unhappy is the land that needs heroes.”

“Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.”

“War is like love, it always finds a way.”

“Pity those who believe in the immortality of the soul, for they live in eternal fear of death.”

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

“The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don’t understand it.”

“Morality is a social construct, the result of power dynamics.”

“Injustice is easy to bear; it is justice that hurts.”

“Anyone who does not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.” FATHER TO A MURDERED SON QUOTE

“The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.”

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

“The many are smarter than the few.”

“The best strategist is the one who avoids the fight.”

“First comes bread, then comes morality.”

“For art to be meaningful, it must serve the people.”

“The theater is created to tell people the truth about themselves.”

“The individual is nothing without the collective.”

“A true revolution is inspired by great feeling.”

“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate.”