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
atheist believe comeback
Believers believe in resurrection, atheists only in comebacks.
atheism mouths littles
The mob shouts with one big mouth and eats with a thousand little ones.
want synthesis antithesis
Who ever asked theses and antitheses if they want to become syntheses?
men next generations
Man is fatally slow on the uptake; it always takes him until the next generation to understand what's going on.
believe atheism knows
Do I believe? God only knows.
ignorance men now-and-then
Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is encyclopedic.
wall cells next
Suppose you succeed in breaking the wall with your head. And what, then, will you do in the next cell?
mathematics figures mathematical
I don't agree with mathematics; the sum total of zeros is a frightening figure.
honesty writing artist
Artistic honesty sometimes prevents an artist from being born.
writing genius talent
The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius.
punishment rewards
I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
tired exclamation-marks question-mark
A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.
positive-thinking thinking stills
He who limps is still walking.
funny-inspirational fool arguing
The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.