88 ordspråk av Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg föddes den July 1st 1742 och dog den 24 February 1799 - German writer
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 It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it. |
| 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. |
| Man is a gregarious animal and much more so in his mind than in his body. A golden rule; judge men not by their opinions but by what their opinions have made of them. |
| Man loves company even if it is only that of a small burning candle |
| Man loves company even if only that of a small burning candle |
| Many a man who is willing to be shot for his belief in a miracle would have doubted, had he been present at the miracle itself |
| Men still have to be governed by deception. |
| Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit - nay, than they think |
| Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be re-taught when the students become teachers. |
| Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams. |
| Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. |
| Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. |
| Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all |
| Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer. |
| One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard for it to free itself from them. |
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Proverb (1469544 st) Search
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