The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. Georg C. Lichtenberg convictiongoodidle 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
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg C. Lichtenberg characterjokeperson Change image and share on social
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
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity. Georg C. Lichtenberg callcircumstancedeed Change image and share on social
