Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes & Sayings
75 most famous Georg C. Lichtenberg quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.”
“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.”
“Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.”
“Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.”
“When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.”
“Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.”
“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.”
“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.”
“One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.”
“Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.”
Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes Rating
No Ratings Yet
Leave A Comment
