A man who for an entire week does nothing but hit himself over the head has little reason to be proud.
Stanislaw LemA smart machine will first consider which is more worth its while: to perform the given task or, instead, to figure some way out of it.
Stanislaw LemThe number of one's possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one's liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible.
Stanislaw LemSkepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.
Stanislaw Lem