To many people virtue consists chiefly in repenting faults, not in avoiding them. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Avoiding Copy Share Image
If another Messiah was born he could hardly do so much good as the printing-press. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Born Copy Share Image
The journalists have constructed for themselves a little wooden chapel, which they also call the Temple of Fame, in which they put… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Chapel Copy Share Image
With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Belief Copy Share Image
The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Destiny Copy Share Image
Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Creation Copy Share Image
If it were true what in the end would be gained Nothing but another truth. Is this such a mighty advantage We… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Advantage Copy Share Image
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Secure Copy Share Image
A good part of the fame of most celebrated men is due to the shortsightedness of their admirers — Georg C. Lichtenberg Admirer Copy Share Image
The greatest things in the world are brought about by other things which we count as nothing: little causes we overlook but… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Causes Copy Share Image
Pain warns us not to exert our limbs to the point of breaking them. How much knowledge would we not need to… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Exercise Copy Share Image
There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Different Copy Share Image
There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving the desires of the century, or even… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Century Copy Share Image
There are two ways of extending life: firstly by moving the two points "born" and "died" farther away from one another. The… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Born Copy Share Image
Ask yourself always: how can this be done better? — Georg C. Lichtenberg Ask yourself Copy Share Image
It is a question whether, when we break a murderer on the wheel, we do not fall into the error a child… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Break Copy Share Image
Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be re-taught when the students become teachers. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Education Copy Share Image
Nowadays beautiful women are counted among the talents of their husbands. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Beautiful Copy Share Image
It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Children Copy Share Image
The proof that man is the noblest of all creatures is that no other creature has ever denied it. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Creatures Copy Share Image
Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Growing Copy Share Image
Perhaps pure reason without heart would never have thought of God. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Heart Copy Share Image
What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don't deny we sometimes draw the right conclusions, but don't we just… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Deny Copy Share Image
Most men of education are more superstitious than they admit - nay, than they think. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Education Copy Share Image
