Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Georg Christoph Lichtenberg quotes, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg sayings, and Georg Christoph Lichtenberg proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Everyone has a moral backside, which he won't show unless he has to, keeping it covered as long as possible with the pants of respectability. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the weaknesses of those greater than itself. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The most accomplished monkey cannot draw a monkey, this only man can do; just as it is also only man who regards his ability to do this as a distinct merit. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
First we have to believe, and then we believe. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Astronomy is perhaps the science whose discoveries owe least to chance, in which human understanding appears in its whole magnitude, and through which man can best learn how small he is. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Hour-glasses remind us, not only of how time flies, but at the same time of the dust into which we shall one day decay. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Marriage, in contrast to the flu, starts with a fever and ends with the chills. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure poses no difficulty: elephants and poodles find many things obscure. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
I can't say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is that they must change if they are to get better. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
The thoughts written on the walls of madhouses by their inmates might be worth publicizing. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Trust no man who pledges you with his hand on his heart. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage— he won't encounter many rivals. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg