And I did work out something: that the rich of the earth indeed create misery, but they cannot bear to see it. They are weaklings and fools just like you. As long as they have enough to eat and can grease their floors with butter so that even the crumbs that fall from your table grow fat, they can't look with indifference on a man collapsing from hunger - although, of course, it must be in front of their house that he collapses.

— Bertolt Brecht

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

— Bertolt Brecht

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

— Bertolt Brecht

Carpenter: "Call Shen Te, someone! She's good!" Shui Ta: "Certainly. She's ruined.

— Bertolt Brecht

Character is a question of time. It lasts for a certain length of time, just like a glove. There are good ones that last a long time. But they don't last forever.

— Bertolt Brecht

Corpses sour you. They are bad for objectivity.

— Bertolt Brecht

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

— Bertolt Brecht

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

— Bertolt Brecht

Epitaph Den Tiger Bertrand indie Wan zen Nate ichAufgefressen were icon den Mittelmäßigkeiten.

— Bertolt Brecht

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

— Bertolt Brecht