Occupation: Poet Birth: February 10, 1898 Death: August 14, 1956
For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts..
Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use ….
When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does..
Life is short and so is money..
When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain..
Everyone needs help from everyone..
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves..
Don't tell me peace has broken out..
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life..
Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably..
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life..
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer..
People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long..
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral..
First the grub, then the morals..
When something seems ‘the most obvious thing in the world’ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up..
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels..
Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held una….
We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it's all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It's the desire to be barbar….
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to….
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times..