Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead it back into the dough of being, make of me a bush, a cloud, whatever you will, even a man, only no longer make me me.

Quote by Georg C Lichtenberg

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Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.

Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance...

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance...

The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble...

The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble...

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a...

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a...

There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see...

There is no greater impediment to progress in the sciences than the desire to see...

There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving...

There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving...

What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's...

What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's...

If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to...

If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to...

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.

Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent,...

Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent,...

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that...

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that...

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

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

There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made...

There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made...

To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation...

To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation...

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or...

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or...

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree...

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree...

The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are...

The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are...

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...