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

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

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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.

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there...

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there...

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

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

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

I don't trust him. We're friends.

I don't trust him. We're friends.

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

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

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

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

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

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...

War is like love; it always finds a way.

War is like love; it always finds a way.

Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

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

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