Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he entitled to happiness?
Citations
Lec, Stanislaw Jerzy. Unkempt Thoughts. Translated by Jacek Galazka, St. Martin's Press, 1962, p. 77.
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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 lyrical poetry and skeptical philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext.