Grub first, then ethics.

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

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

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

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...

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.

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?

What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?

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

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

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.

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

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.

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

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

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...

Why be a man when you can be a success?

Why be a man when you can be a success?

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...

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.