Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quotes (27 quotations)
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1. A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can not expect an apostle to peer out. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
2. A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
3. Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
4. Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
5. 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
6. He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
7. 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
8. Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
9. 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
10. Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
11. Men still have to be governed by deception. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
12. Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
13. Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
14. One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
15. One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
16. Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
17. The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
18. The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
19. The proof that man is the noblest of all creatures is that no other creature has ever denied it. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
20. The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
21. There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
22. There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people where there are no Christians. It could therefore easily be possible that people are Christians because true Christianity corresponds to what they would have been even if Christianity did not exist. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
23. To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
24. 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
25. When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is it always from the book? - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
2. A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
3. Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
4. Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
5. 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
6. He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
7. 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
8. Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
9. 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
10. Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
11. Men still have to be governed by deception. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
12. Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
13. Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
14. One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
15. One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
16. Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
17. The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
18. The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
19. The proof that man is the noblest of all creatures is that no other creature has ever denied it. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
20. The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
21. There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
22. There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people where there are no Christians. It could therefore easily be possible that people are Christians because true Christianity corresponds to what they would have been even if Christianity did not exist. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
23. To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
24. 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
25. When a book and a head collide and there is a hollow sound, is it always from the book? - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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