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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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Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "If you are going to build something in the air it is always..."
If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become..."
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a..."
It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the..."
That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficult, elephants and poodles find many things obscure. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit."
Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at..."
If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery."
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "It is impossible to have bad taste, but many people have none..."
It is impossible to have bad taste, but many people have none at all. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use."
The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum. Georg C. Lichtenberg
What I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment, nothing of resounding through eternity and nothing of the footsteps of the Almighty. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "With prophecies the commentator is often a more important man..."
With prophecies the commentator is often a more important man than the prophet. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg C. Lichtenberg quote: "The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted..."
The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth. Georg C. Lichtenberg

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