What did Stanislaw Jerzy Lec mean by: Artistic honesty sometimes prevents an artist from being born. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland Copy
To god what is God’s, to Caesar what is Caesar’s. To humans – what? Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Authority, Ethics, Religion, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
Morality is either a social contract or you have to pay cash. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Cash, Contract, Social, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Conflict, Ego, Ignorance, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
Does a little fish, swimming though the net’s eye, suffer from inferiority complex? Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Comparison, Identity, Self-worth, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
Love of one’s country recognizes no frontiers… of other countries. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Internationalism, Patriotism, Unity, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Perseverance, Reflection, Self-awareness, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Genius, Self-awareness, Talent, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
The man who bows before the ruler, shows his behind to the courtiers Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, Disrespect, Power, 0 Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet · Poland
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
