One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Perhaps in time the so-called dark ages will be thought of as including our own. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficult — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
God created man in his own image, says the bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage – he won’t encounter many rivals. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
He who says he hates every kind of flattery, and says it in earnest, certainly does not yet know every kind of flattery. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
I believe that man is in the last resort so free a being that his right — Georg Christoph 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. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his weaknesses and his dreams. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn’t have the courage to ask the blessings of heaven. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older. — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg