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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
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A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can not expect an apostle to peer out.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together.
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
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
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
Judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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One of the greatest creations of the human mind is the art of reviewing books without having read them.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.
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
The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.
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
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