A vacuum of ideas affects people differently than a vacuum of air, otherwise readers of books would be constantly collapsing.

Quote by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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I cannot stop thinking that I died before I was born and that at my...

I cannot stop thinking that I died before I was born and that at my...

What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don't deny we sometimes draw...

What is the good of drawing conclusions from experience? I don't deny we sometimes draw...

Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense

Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to...

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to...

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.

The most accomplished monkey cannot draw a monkey, this only man can do; just as...

The most accomplished monkey cannot draw a monkey, this only man can do; just as...

Those who never have time do least

Those who never have time do least

It not seldom happens that in the purposeless rovings and wanderings of the imagination we...

It not seldom happens that in the purposeless rovings and wanderings of the imagination we...

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they...

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they...

A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an...

A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an...

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

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

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure...

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure...

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

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

Man loves company even if only that of a small burning candle

Man loves company even if only that of a small burning candle

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

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

The drive to propagate our race has also propagated a lot of other things

The drive to propagate our race has also propagated a lot of other things

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...

I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...