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
errors silence
There were grammatical errors even in his silence.
errors atheism born
An error becomes an error when born as truth.
lives pleasure reading shares
The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.
french-writer snowflake
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
turning-your-back sides may
Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.
swim want currents
He who wants to get to the source must swim against the current.
advice trying saws
Never saw the branch you are sittin on, unless they are trying to hang you from it.
men thinking make-you-think
Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.
determination waiting quarters
Many who had been ahead of their time, had to wait for her in very uncomfortable quarters.
intelligent diapers window
Intelligence, in diapers, is invisible. And when it matures, out the window it flies. We have to pounce on it earlier.
faith vices vice-versa
You can change your faith without changing gods, and vice versa.
writing firsts immortality
The first condition of immortality is death.
character blow wind
When no wind blows, even the weathervane has character.
law equal
We are all equal before the law, but not before those appointed to applyit.