“The famous field altar came from the Jewish firm of Moritz Mahler in Vienna, which manufactured all kinds of accessories for mass as well as religious objects like rosaries and images of saints. The altar was made up of three… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
After debauches and orgies there always follows the moral hangover. — Jaroslav Hašek Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image