Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Julian Tuwim

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Polish poet Julian Tuwim.
Last updated on April 17, 2025.
Julian Tuwim

Julian Tuwim, known also under the pseudonym "Oldlen" as a lyricist, was a Polish poet, born in Łódź, then part of the Russian Partition. He was educated in Łódź and in Warsaw where he studied law and philosophy at Warsaw University. After Poland's return to independence in 1918, Tuwim co-founded the Skamander group of experimental poets with Antoni Słonimski and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. He was a major figure in Polish literature, admired also for his contribution to children's literature. He was a recipient of the prestigious Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1935.

Fidelity--a strong itch with a prohibition to scratch.
Conscience: that quiet voice which whispers that someone is watching.
Do not desire your neighbor's wife in vain. — © Julian Tuwim
Do not desire your neighbor's wife in vain.
Tragedy--to fall in love with a face, and marry the whole woman.
Success--something your friends will never forgive you.
A pessimist says all women are loose. An optimist does not, but he has hopes.
Even the most beautiful legs end somewhere.
The difference between camels and men; a camel can work a week and not drink; a man can drink a week and not work.
A virtuous girl never chases after boys; who ever saw a mousetrap chasing mice?
Life--a lifelong death sentence.
Throw a lucky man into water and he'll surface with a fish in his mouth.
Egoist is someone who cares more for himself than me.
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