G C Lichtenberg

G C Lichtenberg: One cannot demand...

G C Lichtenberg: One cannot demand...

One cannot demand of a scholar that he show himself a scholar everywhere in society, but the whole tenor of his...

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G C Lichtenberg: It is said...

G C Lichtenberg: It is said...

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination...

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G C Lichtenberg: If we make...

G C Lichtenberg: If we make...

If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we...

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G C Lichtenberg: Once we know...

G C Lichtenberg: Once we know...

Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.

Source: Aphorisms,...

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G C Lichtenberg: So-called professional mathematicians...

G C Lichtenberg: So-called professional mathematicians...

So-called professional mathematicians have, in their reliance on the relative incapacity of the rest of mankind,...

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G C Lichtenberg: People often become...

G C Lichtenberg: People often become...

People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: because they are unfit for any other station....

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G C Lichtenberg: Just as the...

G C Lichtenberg: Just as the...

Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a...

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G C Lichtenberg: If you are...

G C Lichtenberg: If you are...

If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of...

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G C Lichtenberg: One is rarely...

G C Lichtenberg: One is rarely...

One is rarely an impulsive innovator after the age of sixty, but one can still be a very fine orderly and inventive...

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G C Lichtenberg: Some theories are...

G C Lichtenberg: Some theories are...

Some theories are good for nothing except to be argued about.

Source: In

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G C Lichtenberg: Reason now gazes...

G C Lichtenberg: Reason now gazes...

Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold...

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G C Lichtenberg: Man is a...

G C Lichtenberg: Man is a...

Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism...

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G C Lichtenberg: It is hardly...

G C Lichtenberg: It is hardly...

It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and...

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G C Lichtenberg: One's first step...

G C Lichtenberg: One's first step...

One's first step in wisdom is to question everything -- one's last step is to come to terms with...

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G C Lichtenberg: That man is...

G C Lichtenberg: That man is...

That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this...

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G C Lichtenberg: The Greeks possessed...

G C Lichtenberg: The Greeks possessed...

The Greeks possessed a knowledge of mankind which we apparently can hardly attain without going through the...

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G C Lichtenberg: Man is to...

G C Lichtenberg: Man is to...

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.

Source: Aphorisms, Notebook K,...

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G C Lichtenberg: Nowadays three witty...

G C Lichtenberg: Nowadays three witty...

Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

Source: Aphorisms,...

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G C Lichtenberg: Sickness is mankind's...

G C Lichtenberg: Sickness is mankind's...

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.

Source: Aphorisms, Notebook F, aph. 100...

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G C Lichtenberg: The grave is...

G C Lichtenberg: The grave is...

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.

Source:
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