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
men thinking make-you-think
Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.
men hands
All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.
men growth generations
Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand.
being-yourself horse men
Be yourself. A horse without the lancer is still a horse; a lancer without the horse is just a man.
writing men genius
A man who is a genius and doesn't know it, probably isn't.
men bows he-man
The man who bows before the ruler, shows his behind to the courtiers
happiness men gambling
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he entitled to happiness?
men next generations
Man is fatally slow on the uptake; it always takes him until the next generation to understand what's going on.
ignorance men now-and-then
Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is encyclopedic.
stupid men doubt
Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured.
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.