Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes - Page 3

He who limps is still walking.

The first requisite for immortality is death.

On the top of each peak you are on the edge of the abyss

Let him who is without guilt cast the first stone. A trap. Because then he will be no longer without guilt.

The man who bows before the ruler, shows his behind to the courtiers

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he entitled to happiness?

When no wind blows, even the weathervane has character.

I has a dream about reality. It was such a relief to wake up.

All Gods were immortal.

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

Who ever asked theses and antitheses if they want to become syntheses?

A sweet thing, perspective - a chance to see your enemies so small.

Man is fatally slow on the uptake; it always takes him until the next generation to understand what's going on.

Everything is illusion. Even that last sentence.

Illiterates have to dictate.

Be yourself. A horse without the lancer is still a horse; a lancer without the horse is just a man.

The exit is usually where the entrance was.

One has to multiply thoughts to the point where there aren't enough policemen to control them

Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.

An error becomes an error when born as truth.

Among giants, try and be a dwarf; among dwarfs, try and be a giant; but among equals, try and be an equal

Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.

It isn't easy to live after death. It takes a lifetime.

Many a zero thinks it is the ellipse on which the Earth travels.

The mob shouts with one big mouth and eats with a thousand little ones.