Stanisław Jerzy Lec Quotes

Morality is either a social contract or you have to pay cash.

Everything is illusion. Even that last sentence.

Das Leben zwingt den Menschen zu allerlei freiwilligen Handlungen.

An empty envelope that is sealed contains a secret.

Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.

Das Gewissen des Volkes steckt nicht unbedingt im Kopf des Staates.

All is in the hands of Man. Therefore you should wash them often.

The constitution of a country should not violate the constitutions of its citizens.

When smashing monuments, save the pedestals. They always come in handy.

Burząc pomniki, oszczędzajcie cokoły. Zawsze mogą się przydać.

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

Für viele Waren gibt es jetzt Plastikverpackungen; das Menschenfleisch aber wird immer noch in Zeitungspapier verpackt verkauft.

Politics: a Trojan horse race.

Sumienie miał czyste. Nieużywane

Satirists, be careful. In the 1931 film by René Clair Vive la Liberte a song says, "Work is freedom." In 1940 the sign on the gates to Auschwitz said: "Arbeit macht frei."