Bertolt Brecht

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.

One learns in life to keep silent and to wait.

War is like love, it always finds a way.

The human race tends to remember the mistakes more than the successes.

A man who does not know the harvest in his field is not yet a farmer.

The more there are, the less one is.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Bad art was as good as no art for purposes of revolution.

The world is poor, but the poor are rich in spirit.

He who fights the future has a broad back.

Literature is a form of permanent optimism.

The theatre must take the place of all the invalid amusements.

Grief is a matter of relativity; the sorrow should be related to the sum of all sorrows.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to repair one's mistakes.

The rich man's son inherits cares. The banker's son inherits cares.

First comes eating, then comes morality.

From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.

A good fright is worth a thousand dollars.

The imagination of the audience must be stimulated, not satisfied.

The epic poet cannot tell lies, for he must show the truth.