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
lasts illusion sentences
Everything is illusion. Even that last sentence.
darkness atheism burning
Burning stakes do not lighten the darkness.
dwarves trying giants
Among giants, try and be a dwarf; among dwarfs, try and be a giant; but among equals, try and be an equal
stuff needs legends
Legends are often destroyed by those in need of its stuff.
addresses knowing-god knows
Oh, to know God's private address.
thrones pants
Pants get shiny even on a throne.
doe censorship excited
A sodomite got very excited looking at a zoology text. Does this make it pornography?
myth
Create your own myths; that is how the gods got started.
demand priests
It's the priests who have demands, not the gods.
attitude reason weak
When reasons are weak, attitudes stiffen.
gossip myth
When gossip gets old it becomes a myth.
country citizens constitution
The constitution of a country should not violate the constitutions of its citizens.
justice neutrality impartiality
Impartiality is not neutrality. It is partiality for justice.
decision sides coffins
The consumer's side of the coffin lid is never ostentatious.