Quote #20694
Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God...
Category Archives: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Quote #20710
One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything – and one’s last is...
Quote #20695
Before we blame, we should first see if we can’t excuse. 00
Quote #20711
What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears...
Quote #20696
To read means to borrow to create out of one’s readings is paying off...
Quote #20712
First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while...
Quote #20697
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our...
Quote #20713
Don’t judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of...
Quote #20698
I am always grieved when a man of real talent dies, for the world...
Quote #20714
Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our...