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Stanisław Jerzy Lec was a Polish poet and aphorist, born on March 6, 1909, and died on May 7, 1966. He is best known for his concise and often paradoxical aphorisms that reflect on the human condition, society, and the absurdities of life. Here are some quotes attributed to Stanisław Jerzy Lec:
”No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.”
”The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels.”
”Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power of hoping through everything, the knowledge that the soul survives its adventures, that great inspiration comes to the middle-aged.”
”The first prerequisite of an advanced being is a sense of humor.”
”Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?”
”Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man, but they don’t bite everybody.”
”The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even—if you will—eccentricity.”
”If you want to be happy, be.”
”The best prophet of the future is the past.”
”A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!”
These quotes showcase Lec’s wit, skepticism, and philosophical reflections, which have made him a celebrated figure in Polish literature and beyond.