“I suffered the misfortune that I sat down at a table and started drinking one glass of beer after another.” — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share Image
“Those who boggle at strong language are cowards, because it is real life which is shocking them, and weaklings like that are the very… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“When afterwards he mentioned the names of the Tartars he had got to know on his pilgrimage, like Hallimulabalibay, to which he added a… — Jaroslav Hasek Copy Share
“The famous field altar came from the Jewish firm of Moritz Mahler in Vienna, which manufactured all kinds of accessories for mass as well… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“I suffered the misfortune that I sat down at a table and started drinking one glass of beer after another.” — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“This is what opportunity brings with it. It's the self-determination of man. Every man in the course of his life eternal life undergoes countless… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“It was once said, and very rightly, that a man who is well brought-up may read anything. The only people who boggle at what… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
When Å vejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
Jesus Christ was innocent too,' said Svejk, 'and all the same they crucified him. No one anywhere has ever worried about a man being… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“The lieutenant’s fooling around again with the telegraph girl at the station,” said the corporal, after he had gone. “He’s been running after her… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
I was discharged from the army for idiocy and officially certified by a special commission as an idiot. I'm an official idiot. — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
And somewhere from the dim ages of history the truth dawned upon Europe that the morrow would obliterate the plans of today. — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
“All along the line,' said the volunteer, pulling the blanket over him, 'everything in the army stinks of rottenness. Up till now the wide-eyed… — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share
