Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.

Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.

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

The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.

For what's the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?

The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread. When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!" When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.