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
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes about
writing order wings
Some people drop their wings in order to grow a hump
believe atheism ifs
What do I believe? I believe in God, if he exists.
political immortal
All Gods were immortal.
december sigh has-beens
Most of the sighs we hear have been edited.
wisdom nations
Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of a nation.
cliche ends
At the beginning there was the Word; at the end just the Cliche.
secret envelopes empty
An empty envelope that is sealed contains a secret.
men growth generations
Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand.
eye swimming sea
Does a little fish, swimming though the net's eye, suffer from inferiority complex?
love eye self-love
We looked into each other's eyes. I saw myself, she saw herself.
war ideas people
In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.
believe punishment soul
Do I have no soul as punishment for not believing in the soul?
truth lying never-lie
Never lie when the truth is more profitable.
lasts illusion sentences
Everything is illusion. Even that last sentence.