Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes
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Believers believe in resurrection, atheists only in comebacks.
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Witches admitted their relations with the devil. Our blood boils - how could they be forced to admit this when there is no devil. But reason tells us this is not true. The devil does exist and was in fact the inquisitor.
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A tired exclamation mark is a question mark.
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How many prison years in the years since Christ!
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An apt aphorism half kills, half immortalizes.
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Powerless rage can work miracles.
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Illiterates have to dictate.
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You cannot play the Song of Freedom on an instrument of oppression.
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Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand.
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The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper.
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What do I believe? I believe in God, if he exists.
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The man who bows before the ruler, shows his behind to the courtiers
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Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
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Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man. But they don't bite everybody.
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The first condition of immortality is death.
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Oh, to know God's private address.
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Never turn your back on reality. It surrounds you.
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The first requisite for immortality is death.
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Don't trust the heart, it wants your blood.
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An empty envelope that is sealed contains a secret.
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Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.
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Do I have no soul as punishment for not believing in the soul?
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Most of the sighs we hear have been edited.
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All is in the hands of man. Therefore wash them often.