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Letter "G" » Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quotes
«It is not the force of his mind, but the force of wind that has carried that man so far.»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
«Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense»
«The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.»
«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.»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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etc., etc, outgrow, outgrowing, outgrown, outgrows, trousers
«Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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dark ages
«Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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peace of mind
«If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Honesty
«I have so often seen how people come by the name of genius - in the same way, that is, as certain insects come by the name of millipede, not because they have that number of feet, but because most people won't count up to fourteen.»
«The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
«There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see it take place too quickly.»
Author: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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impediments
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