Memorable Quotes and quotations from Georg Christoph LichtenbergGeorg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - Man is a gregarious animal and much more so in his mind than in his body. A golden rule; judge men not by their opinions but by what their opinions have made of them. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - The proof that man is the noblest of all creatures is that no other creature has ever denied it. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes! Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is it always from the book? Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - With most people unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - - With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another. |
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