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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 One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them. |
| One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything |
| People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least. |
| Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. |
| Probably no invention came more easily to man than Heaven |
| Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoiter the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy. |
| Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful. |
| Some men come by the name of genius in the same way as an insect comes by the name of centipede - not because it has a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above fourteen |
| Some people read because they are too lazy to think. |
| The drive to propagate our race has also propagated a lot of other things |
| The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. |
| The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny |
| The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny |
| The great rule: If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special. |
| The highest point to which a weak but experienced mind can rise is detecting the weakness of better men |
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Proverb (1469544 st) Search
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Born (10495 st)
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Toplists (6 st)
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