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

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

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

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

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

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

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

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

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to...

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

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

He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.

He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Grub first, then ethics.

Grub first, then ethics.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as...