G. C. Lichtenberg quotes
"A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents."
"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."
"Man can acquire accomplishments or he can become an animal, whichever he wants. God makes the animals, man makes himself."
"Before we blame, we should first see if we can't excuse."
"To read means to borrow to create out of one's readings is paying off one's debts."
"To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usua"
"I am always grieved when a man of real talent dies, for the world needs such men more than heaven does."
"There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible."
"A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents."
"He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage he won't encounter many rivals."
