Bertolt Brecht Quotes About Literature

We have collected for you the TOP of Bertolt Brecht's best quotes about Literature! Here are collected all the quotes about Literature starting from the birthday of the Poet – February 10, 1898! We hope you will be inspired to new achievements with our constantly updated collection of quotes. At the moment, this page contains 197 sayings of Bertolt Brecht about Literature. We will be happy if you share our collection of quotes with your friends on social networks!
  • What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?

    Bertolt Brecht (2015). “Brecht Collected Plays: 2: Man Equals Man; Elephant Calf; Threepenny Opera; Mahagonny; Seven Deadly Sins”, p.204, A&C Black
  • Right is its own defense.

    Bertolt Brecht (1966). “Jungle of cities: and other plays”, Grove Pr
  • What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.

    Bertolt Brecht (1963). “Plays”
  • The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.

    "Life of Galileo". Play by Bertolt Brecht, 1939.
  • Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.

    "A Short Organum for the Theatre". Book by Bertolt Brecht, 1949.
  • It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.

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

    Bertolt Brecht, Eric Bentley (1948). “Parables for the theatre: The good woman of Setzuan and The Caucasian chalk circle”
  • It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.

    Bertolt Brecht (1961). “Parables for the theatre: Two plays: The good woman of Setzuan and The caucasian chalk circle”
  • Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

    Bertolt Brecht (2015). “Life Of Galileo”, p.134, Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Temptation to behave is terrible.

  • The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.

    Bertolt Brecht (2015). “Brecht Collected Plays: 2: Man Equals Man; Elephant Calf; Threepenny Opera; Mahagonny; Seven Deadly Sins”, p.189, A&C Black
  • From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

    Bertolt Brecht, Desmond Ivo Vesey, Eric Bentley (1964). “The Threepenny Opera”, p.51, Grove Press
  • People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

    Bertolt Brecht (1966). “Jungle of Cities: And Other Plays”, p.77, Grove Press
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