Died 1966-05-07.
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Stanisław Jerzy Lec
Stanisław Jerzy Lec, born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz, was a Polish aphorist and poet. Often mentioned among the greatest writers of post-war Poland, he was one of the most influential aphorists of the 20th century, known for lyric poetry and ironic philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext.
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culture · Polish aphorist and poet (1909–1966) · writer · poet · aphorist · also Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Stanisław Lec, Stanislaw Lec, Lec
Born 6 March 1909 · Died 7 May 1966 · Q165680
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1966· 9 entries
“Diabeł nie śpi z byle kim.”
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“Bolesny jest poród człowieka, zwłaszcza gdy rodzi siebie sam w wieku dorosłym.”
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“Armia Czerwona – kraj pod broniąszósta część globu – cały świat,siła płynąca z serc ku skroniompłynąca krwią ku chwale Rad.”
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“The window to the world can be covered by a newspaper.”
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“When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.”
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“Is it progress if a cannibal uses knife and fork?”
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“Do not expect too much of the end of the world.”
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“Those who are ahead of their time often have to wait for it in uncomfortable quarters.”
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1956· 1 entry
And 1957), and Do Kaina i Abla (To Cain and Abel; 1961) had a theme of exploring the world through irony, melancholy, and nostalgia
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1949· 1 entry
Lec was married twice, first with Elżbieta Rusiewicz-Zuckerman, with whom he had a son Jan (1949) and a daughter Małgorzata (1941), and second with Krystyna Świętońska, with whom he had a son Tomasz (1955).
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1940· 2 entries
“Opis: w „Wierszu noworocznym” z 1940 o 17 września 1939.”
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Joined the Union of Soviet Writers of Ukraine and became a member of the editorial board of The Literary Almanac in Lwów
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1936· 1 entry
Was closed by the authorities after several performances
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1935· 1 entry
Co-founded the satirical magazine Szpilki (Pins)
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1927· 1 entry
Matriculated and began studies at Lwów's Jan Kazimierz University in Polish language and law
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1909· 1 entry
Born 1909-03-06.
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