Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

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

Those who put blinders on their eyes should remember that the set also includes bridle and a whip.

Never turn your back on reality. It surrounds you.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?

Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is encyclopedic.

He who wants to get to the source must swim against the current.

We are all equal before the law, but not before those appointed to applyit.

There were grammatical errors even in his silence.

Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.

In order for you to be yourself, you have to be somebody first.

You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heatwaves.

It's the priests who have demands, not the gods.

When reasons are weak, attitudes stiffen.

I don't agree with mathematics; the sum total of zeros is a frightening figure.

Create your own myths; that is how the gods got started.

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

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

Impartiality is not neutrality. It is partiality for justice.

If you are not a psychiatrist, stay away from idiots. They are too stupid to pay a layman for his company.

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

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

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

A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.

The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius.