Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes
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Do I believe? God only knows.
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An apt aphorism half kills, half immortalizes.
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The first condition of immortality is death.
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Some people drop their wings in order to grow a hump
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I has a dream about reality. It was such a relief to wake up.
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Believers believe in resurrection, atheists only in comebacks.
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Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.
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Myth is nothing more than ancient gossip.
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There were grammatical errors even in his silence.
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How many prison years in the years since Christ!
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An empty envelope that is sealed contains a secret.
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Illiterates have to dictate.
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Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand.
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Puritans should wear fig leaves on their eyes.
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Every bush can burn if you fire it with your imagination.
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Do I have no soul as punishment for not believing in the soul?
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Whenever man begins to doubt himself, he does something so stupid that he is reassured.
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A man who is a genius and doesn't know it, probably isn't.
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To god what is God's, to Caesar what is Caesar's. To humans - what?
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Never turn your back on reality. It surrounds you.
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Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.
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The man who bows before the ruler, shows his behind to the courtiers
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You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heatwaves.
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All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.