Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer. Georg C. Lichtenberg liemakenowadays Change image and share on social
We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest. Georg C. Lichtenberg accumulateageopinion Change image and share on social
The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing. Georg C. Lichtenberg afforddrawingimagination Change image and share on social
To be content with life or to live merrily, rather all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow. Georg C. Lichtenberg bestowcontentearnest Change image and share on social
Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me me. Georg C. Lichtenberg backbushcloud Change image and share on social
There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving the desires of the century, or even of the decade, before it has done so itself. Georg C. Lichtenberg centurydecadedesire Change image and share on social
We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him. Georg C. Lichtenberg occupyofficialposition Change image and share on social
To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do so. Georg C. Lichtenberg animalclevererr Change image and share on social
Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them. Georg C. Lichtenberg difficulteffortfind share on social
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still. Georg C. Lichtenberg advanceapplausedemand Change image and share on social
