Author: Georg C. Lichtenberg

Quotes

Men still have to be governed by deception.

Men still have to be governed by deception.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

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.

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.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams.

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

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