Quotes from The Cyberiad — Stanisław Lem
1921–2006 Poland
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Plenitude, when too plenitudinous, was worse than destitution, for — obviously — what could one do, if there was nothing one could not?
The Cyberiad (1967)
One day Trurl the constructor put together a machine that could build anything beginning with the letter 'n'.
The Cyberiad (1967)
He who has had, has been, but he who hasn't been, has been had.
The Cyberiad (1967)
He who must be what he is, may curse his fate, but cannot change it; on the other hand, he who can transform himself has no one in the world but himself to blame for his failings, no one but himself to hold responsible for his dissatisfaction.
The Cyberiad (1967)