A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
ATTRIBUTION:
Bertolt Brecht (18981956), German dramatist, poet. repr. in Brecht on Theatre, pt. 1, ed. and trans. by John Willett (1964). Emphasis on Sport, Berliner Börsen-Courier (February 6, 1926).