Bertolt Brecht
"If we could learn to look instead of gawking,We'd see the horror in the heart of farce,If only we could act instead of talking,We wouldn't always end up on our arse. This was the thing that nearly had us mastered;Don't yet rejoice in his defeat, you men!Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard,The bitch that bore him is in heat again."
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"If we could learn to look instead of gawking,We'd see the horror in the heart of farce,If only we could act instead of talking,We wouldn't always end up on our arse. This was the thing that nearly had us mastered;Don't yet rejoice in his defeat, you men!Although the world stood up and stopped the bastard,The bitch that bore him is in heat again."
"لو أتقنا النظر بدل التحديق الأجوف، لأدركنا الرعب في صميم المهزلة.
ولو أننا نفعل بدل أن نكتفي بالقول، لما انتهى بنا المطاف إلى الخيبة.
هذا ما كاد يستعبدنا؛ فلا تفرحوا بعد بهزيمته أيها الرجال!
فبالرغم من أن العالم قد انتفض وأوقف ذلك الوغد، فإن الكلبة التي ولدته عادت في شبقها من جديد."
Bertolt Brecht
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
"The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too."
"الحرب القادمة
ليست الأولى.
سبقتها حروب أخرى.
ولما وضعت الأخيرة أوزارها،
كان فيها غالب ومغلوب.
وفي صفوف المغلوبين،
جاعت عامة الناس.
وفي صفوف الغالبين،
جاعت عامة الناس أيضاً."
Bertolt Brecht
Poems 1913-1956
"The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars."
"تنزع البشرية إلى تذكّر الإساءات التي تعرّضت لها أكثر من المودّات. فماذا يبقى من القُبل؟ أما الجراح، فتخلّف ندوبًا."
Bertolt Brecht
"The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error."
"ليس غاية العلم أن يفتح باب الحكمة اللامتناهية، بل أن يضع حداً للخطأ اللامتناهي."
Bertolt Brecht
Life of Galileo
"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."
"تُسَنُّ القوانين لغايةٍ واحدةٍ وحسب: استغلالُ مَن يجهلونها، أو مَن تمنعهم البؤساءُ العاريةُ عن الامتثال لها."
Bertolt Brecht
"Why be a man when you can be a success?"
"لماذا تكون رجلاً حين يمكنك أن تكون نجاحاً؟"
Bertolt Brecht
"Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably."
"قد يكون خلط الخمور خطأً، لكن الحكمة القديمة والحديثة تمتزجان على نحو بديع."
Bertolt Brecht
"There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two."
"للحملة عناصر شتى، والقيادة أولها، وما عداها يأتي تالياً."
Bertolt Brecht
"What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough."
"يا لها من حياة بائسة: تعيش في رغد، لكن الرغد لا يكفي."
Bertolt Brecht
"No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand."
"لا يستقيم المرء على الخير طويلاً إن لم يكن للخير طالب."
Bertolt Brecht
"Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels."
"الكل يلهث وراء السعادة، غافلاً أنها تتبع خطاه."
Bertolt Brecht
"Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life."
"لا تخشَ الموتَ بقدرِ ما تخشى الحياةَ الناقصة."
Bertolt Brecht
"The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn."
"يأخذ عالم المعرفة منعطفًا جنونيًا حين يُعلَّم المعلمون أنفسهم كيف يتعلمون."
Bertolt Brecht
"Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions."
"لن يتسنى للمجتمع أن يمتلك منظومة تواصل مشتركة ما دامت أوصاله ممزقة بفصائل متناحرة."
Bertolt Brecht
"War is like love it always finds a way."
"الحرب كالحب، تجد سبيلها دائمًا."
Bertolt Brecht
"If you join the rat race — you're in the race of rats."
Bertolt Brecht
"War is like love it always finds a way."
Bertolt Brecht
"When praying does no good insurance does help."
Bertolt Brecht
"Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy."
Bertolt Brecht
"People remain what they are even when their faces fall to pieces."
Bertolt Brecht
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