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“Many things about our bodies would not seem to us so filthy and obscene if we did not have the idea of nobility in our heads.”

Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Georg C. Lichtenberg

German physicist, inventor, and writer, known for his research in electricity and magnetism. He proposed Lichtenberg's law in electricity and invented various scientific instruments. more

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