Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it. Georg C. Lichtenberg abolishacquireactual Change image and share on social
Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficult, elephants and poodles find many things obscure. Georg C. Lichtenberg difficultelephantfind Change image and share on social
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. Georg C. Lichtenberg flylightsecure Change image and share on social
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much. Georg C. Lichtenberg premeditationvirtueworth Change image and share on social
I believe that man is in the last resort so free a being that his right to be what he believes himself to be cannot be contested. Georg C. Lichtenberg believecontestfree Change image and share on social
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. Georg C. Lichtenberg callconnectfree Change image and share on social
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. Georg C. Lichtenberg bitefindspecial Change image and share on social
If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards. Georg C. Lichtenberg airbuildcard Change image and share on social
The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it. Georg C. Lichtenberg naturenobleobserve Change image and share on social
Men still have to be governed by deception. Georg C. Lichtenberg deceptiongovernman Change image and share on social