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Quote by Georg C. Lichtenberg

“Do not judge God's world from your own. Trim your own hedge as you wish and plant your flowers in the patterns you can understand, but do not judge the garden of nature from your little window box.”

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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