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Famous Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes
“Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.”
“Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.”
“Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.”
“With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.”
“The thoughts written on the walls of madhouses by their inmates might be worth publicizing.”
“Whenever he composes a critical review, I have been told, he gets an enormous erection.”
“People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least.”
“It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it.”
“The worst thing you can possibly do is worrying and thinking about what you could have done.”
“What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment.”
“It is too bad if you have to do everything upon reflection and can't do anything from early habit.”