Quotes by : Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.....

What I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment,....

The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the....

Where the frontier of science once was is now the centre.

I am confident of my ability to demonstrate that one can sometimes believe in something and yet not believe....

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers we outgrow acquaintances libraries principles etc. at times....

Many are less fortunate than you’ may not be a roof to live under, but it will serve to retire beneath....

Nothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.

The thoughts written on the walls of madhouses by their inmates might be worth publicizing.