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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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