Quotes by Polish authors

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Small: Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustnt misuse it
Pope John Paul II
"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it"
Pope John Paul II, Clergyman
Small: Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men
"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Man is a messenger who forgot the message
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Man is a messenger who forgot the message"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects
"You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects"
Wislawa Szymborska, Poet
Small: Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we m
Marie Curie
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less"
Marie Curie, Scientist
Small: The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, w
Daniel Libeskind
"The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, we're trying to keep a huge juggling act in balance, with the tower as just one of the many balls in play"
Daniel Libeskind, Architect
Small: Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, its about experience, its about pa
Daniel Libeskind
"Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious"
Daniel Libeskind, Architect
Small: But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do somethin
"But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do something to make it his film"
Robert Conrad, Director
Small: They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a
"They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of s
"He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace
"I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys
"Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions
"Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: You cant, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty
"You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Going home must be like going to render an account
"Going home must be like going to render an account"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators m
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Self-respect is the fruit of discipline the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create
Pope John Paul II
"Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create"
Pope John Paul II, Clergyman
Small: I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing qu
"I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing quite well when the factory burned down, destroying all our machines - 150 of them. This was very hard on the girls who had paid for their machines"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: I cant talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been spilled. I know from my experienc
"I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been spilled. I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matter
"The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth
"The old Inquisition had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: Surely these women wont lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a yea
"Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: By working hard we could make an average of about 5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own
"By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5 down and $1 a month after that"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed
"In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed"
Wislawa Szymborska, Poet
Small: All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look
"All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look"
Wislawa Szymborska, Poet
Small: We will work with everybody for the good of New York
Daniel Libeskind
"We will work with everybody for the good of New York"
Daniel Libeskind, Architect
Small: Take a look at the books other people have in their homes
"Take a look at the books other people have in their homes"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, the
"In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to
"I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the autho
"The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as th
"Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment"
Jerzy Kosinski, Novelist
Small: Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art
"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
"Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: In a war of ideas it is people who get killed
"In a war of ideas it is people who get killed"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: Telling lies does not work in advertising
"Telling lies does not work in advertising"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: Im disappointed. I dont care about Will Smith, I dont want to
"I'm disappointed. I don't care about Will Smith, I don't want to"
Robert Conrad, Director
Small: One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies
"One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies"
Stefan Banach, Mathematician
Small: A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems a better mathematician is one who can see
"A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories"
Stefan Banach, Mathematician
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