Wislawa Szymborska

No one feels good at four in the morning. If ants feel good at four in the morning —three cheers for the ants. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#anxiety #busy-ness #business

All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#look #memory #mine #nothing #only

Even the worst book can give us something to think about. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#book #even #give #something #think

It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#else #explain #just #someone #understand

After every war someone has to tidy up. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#every #someone #tidy #up #war

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#easier #imperfection #served #small #tolerate

Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#full #generally #life #remember #rich

I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#get #here #i #like #lost

Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#chance #consequence #ever #fact #happen

Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#easier #faith #find #keep #live