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

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

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

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

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.

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

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

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves,...

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves,...

What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you...

What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you...

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...

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.

War is like love, it always finds a way

War is like love, it always finds a way

Don't tell me peace has broken out.

Don't tell me peace has broken out.

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...

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.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

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...

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.

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...

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news.

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

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

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...

Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.

Science knows only one commandment - contribute to science.

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

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