Quote #7

To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.

Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

More from Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

  1. Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.
  2. We know we are on the wrong track, but we are compensating for this shortcoming by accelerating.
  3. A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
  4. The exit is usually where the entrance was.'
  5. ''Pogroze mu tylko palcem'' - rzekl, kladac go na cynglu.'
  6. He who limps is still walking.
  7. 'Nawet w jego milczeniu byly bledy jezykowe.'
  8. In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.

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