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
country other-countries frontiers
Love of one's country recognizes no frontiers... of other countries.
being-yourself writing order
In order for you to be yourself, you have to be somebody first.
luck ready
You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heatwaves.
stupid men doubt
Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured.
lying writing waiting
Beyond each corner, new directions lie in wait.
birthday art lost-youth
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
men thinking make-you-think
Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.
character blow wind
When no wind blows, even the weathervane has character.
wise saws branches
Never saw off the branch you are on, unless you are being hanged from it.
men hands
All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.
war sacrifice mankind
Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind.
believe atheism ifs
What do I believe? I believe in God, if he exists.