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Only the first swath cut by the scythe is difficult.
It's quite enough to show a well-beaten dog the whip.
We always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.
To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots.
Justness exists, even if few people exist who feel it.
Beat a dog once and you only have to show him the whip.
I insist on believing that beauty elevates human beings.
As the old proverb says: "Well-fed horses don't rampage.
If you live in a graveyard, you can't weep for everyone.
Every human act can be disguised with a coating of gilt.
For me faith is the foundation and support of one's life.
Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.
Truth seldom is pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter.
If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?
The most intense patriotism always flourishes in the rear.
When things are too clear, they are no longer interesting.
A strong man never loses his head in defeat or despondency.
...it's only on a black day that you begin to have friends.
He who knows how to be content will be content with little.
The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.
If there were no executioners, there would be no executions.
Friends! Let us try to help if we are worth anything at all!
If we live in a state of constant fear, can we remain human?
... once you get up steam, you are carried helplessly along.
Too much art was no art at all. Like candy instead of bread!
A man used to riding in a car cannot understand a pedestrian.
A poet cannot be a Party member ... without paying the price.
When one is already on the edge of the grave, why not resist?
Any fool can bomb a train, but just try sorting out the mess.
A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.
On our crowded planet there are no longer any internal affairs!
The earlier, the more fun. Why put it off? It’s the atomic age!
Only an extraordinary person can turn opportunity into reality.
When you're cold, don't expect sympathy from someone who's warm.
People who are at ease with their consciences always look happy.
And the over-all fact that you are a frail vessel full of errors.
How can you expect a man who's warm to understand one who's cold?
In our village, folks say God crumbles up the old moon into stars.
I was always optimistic. And I held to and was guided by my views.
Morality is always higher than law and we cannot forget this ever.
We never know beforehand how new posts or new work will change us.
To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth, you must sit in jail.
A great writer is, so to speak, a secret government in his country
Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand.
If a person can build a fence around himself, he is bound to do it.
For a country to have a great writer is to have another government.
Let all of us who shared the prison soup meet again in better times!
Call no day happy 'til it is done; call no man happy til he is dead.
A genius doesn't adjust his treatment of a theme to a tyrant's taste
Evil people always support each other; that is their chief strength.