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When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Acknowledging Acquaintance Back Done Effort Embarrassment Goes He Him Me Much Myself Often Seeing Spare Step Window

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Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

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To be content with life or to live merrily, rather all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: All Things Become Bestow Content Earnest Fleeting Glance Grow Life Live More Only Rather Required Superficial Things Thoughtful

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The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Great Great Things Human Important Little Little Things Many Produced Regard Tendency Things Very

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Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Believes Creation Determinism Evidence Free Free Will He Man Masterpiece Notwithstanding Other Reason Than Weight Will

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He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Advantage Encounter He Himself Least Love Many Rivals Who

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We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Covered Decorum Every Every Man He His Keeps Long Man Moral Possible Showing Trousers Unless Which

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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Much Virtue Worth

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

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Accumulate Age Opinions Our Understanding Weakest

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Scientist

Born: July 1st, 1742

Died: February 24th, 1799

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