G. C. Lichtenberg

Quotes

• “The lower classes of men though they do not think it worthwhile to record what they perceive nevertheless perceive eve...”
• “Sometimes men come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede - not becaus...”
• “Every man has his moral backside too which he doesn't expose unnecessarily but keeps covered as long as possible by the...”
• “Everyone is a genius at least once a year a real genius has his original ideas closer together.”
• “He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage he won't encounter many rivals.”
• “A book is a mirror: if an ass peers into it you can't expect an apostle to look out.”
• “Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit - nay than they think.”
• “With most people doubt about one thing is simply blind belief in another.”
• “One can live in this world on soothsaying but not on truth saying.”
• “If moderation is a fault then indifference is a crime.”
• “Barbaric accuracy - whimpering humility.”