Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Poet

44 Quotes

Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured.

When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy.

Don't trust the heart, it wants your blood.

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.

The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it.

Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

Telling lies does not work in advertising.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

Never lie when the truth is more profitable.

Value your words. Each one may be the last.

The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper.

Value your words. Each one may be the last.

In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

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