Stanislaw Lec

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#beneath #beware #feet #ground #joy

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

— Stanislaw Lec

#break #chain #link #strongest #weakest

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork? ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#fork #progress #uses

First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#come #first #first of all #great #i

In a war of ideas it is people who get killed. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#ideas #killed #people #war #who

You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#eyes #memories #reality #you #your

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

— Stanislaw Lec

#heart #trust #wants #your

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

— Stanislaw Lec

#come #handy #monuments #pedestals #save

Mankind deserves sacrifice - but not of mankind. ↗

— Stanislaw Lec

#mankind #sacrifice

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

— Stanislaw Lec

#art #gift #nature #work #youth