Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
Stanisław Jerzy Lec, born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz, was a Polish aphorist and poet. Often mentioned among the greatest writers of post-war Poland, he was one of the more influential aphorists on the 20th century, known for lyrical poetry and skeptical philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 March 1909
CountryPoland
atheism humans
To god what is God's, to Caesar what is Caesar's. To humans - what?
atheism enlightening
Many who tried to enlighten were hanged from the lamppost.
strength ties links
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.
time people consuming
People find life entirely too time-consuming.
politics pedestal smashing
When smashing monuments, save the pedestals-they always come in handy.
faith vices vice-versa
You can change your faith without changing gods, and vice versa.
doe censorship excited
A sodomite got very excited looking at a zoology text. Does this make it pornography?
errors silence
There were grammatical errors even in his silence.
determination waiting quarters
Many who had been ahead of their time, had to wait for her in very uncomfortable quarters.
intelligent diapers window
Intelligence, in diapers, is invisible. And when it matures, out the window it flies. We have to pounce on it earlier.
birthday art lost-youth
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
stupid men doubt
Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured.
punishment rewards
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
blood atheism devil
Witches admitted their relations with the devil. Our blood boils - how could they be forced to admit this when there is no devil. But reason tells us this is not true. The devil does exist and was in fact the inquisitor.