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
eye atheism puritan
Puritans should wear fig leaves on their eyes.
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.
eye remember should
Those who put blinders on their eyes should remember that the set also includes bridle and a whip.
depression memories eye
You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories
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.
errors silence
There were grammatical errors even in his silence.