"Man does not create gods, in spite of……" — Stanislaw Lem

"Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him."

— Stanislaw Lem

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53 Quotes by Stanislaw Lem

Stanislaw Lem has 53 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.
You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.
There are no answers, only choices,
Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible,…
When the Universe was not so out of whack as it is today, and all the stars were lined up…
Either something is authentic or it is unauthentic, it is either false or true, make-believe or spontaneous life; yet here…
Have it compose a poem -- a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery,…
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
Cripple God, who always desires more than he's able to have, and doesn't always realize this to begin with. Who…
If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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