Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Quote by Bertolt Brecht

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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

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

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse

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...

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.

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

One weakness is enough, and love is the deadliest.

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.

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

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

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

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

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry...

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry...

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't...

The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't...

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?

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.

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

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

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

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.

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

Happiness is not having what you want, it's wanting what you have

Happiness is not having what you want, it's wanting what you have

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...