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
years atheism prison
How many prison years in the years since Christ!
atheism humans
To god what is God's, to Caesar what is Caesar's. To humans - what?
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.
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.