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Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes

Georg C. Lichtenberg quotes

Deutsch Scientist, Writer July 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799

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The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it..."
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the..."
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg C. Lichtenberg
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard,..."
When a book and a head collide and a hollow sound is heard, must it always have come from the book? Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief..."
With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "The human tendency to regard little things as important has..."
The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will. Georg C. Lichtenberg
There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made to believe that something said on earth comes from Heaven. Georg C. Lichtenberg
When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Many are less fortunate than yo? may not be a roof to live under, but it will serve to retire beneath in the event of a shower. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer."
Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and..."
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of what it demonstrates. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "We are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy..."
We are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy at least until we have become as clever as they are. Georg C. Lichtenberg

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