Do not say hypothesis, and even less theory: say way of thinking. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Hypothesis Copy Share Image
The book which most deserved to be banned would be a catalog of banned books. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Banned Copy Share Image
The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Great things Copy Share Image
One use of dreams is that, unprejudiced by our often forced and artificial reflections, they represent the impartial outcome of our entire… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Artificial Copy Share Image
He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Earnest Copy Share Image
We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Aliens Copy Share Image
To read means to borrow; to create out of one s readings is paying off one's debts. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Book Copy Share Image
The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Conviction Copy Share Image
Knowledge acquired too rapidly and without being personally supplemented is never very productive. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Productive Copy Share Image
Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush,… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Dough Copy Share Image
I forget the greater part of what I read, but all the same it nourishes my mind. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Books Copy Share Image
I have remarked very clearly that I am often of one opinion when I am lying down and of another when I… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Down and Copy Share Image
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Columbus Copy Share Image
That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim. — Georg C. Lichtenberg May Copy Share Image
We judge nothing so hastily as character, and yet there is nothing over which we should be more cautious.... I have always… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Acquaintance Copy Share Image
A book which, above all others in the world, should be forbidden, is a catalogue of forbidden books. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Book Copy Share Image
It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and give them… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Attention Copy Share Image
In mathematical analysis we call x the undetermined part of line a: the rest we don't call y, as we do in… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Advantage Copy Share Image
Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Bearing fruit Copy Share Image
Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Opinion Copy Share Image
The celebrated painter Gainsborough got as much pleasure from seeing violins as from hearing them. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Art Copy Share Image
What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my friends I tell them, what can be of interest to only a… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Concern Copy Share Image
Of all the inventions of man I doubt whether any was more easily accomplished than that of a Heaven. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Accomplished Copy Share Image
