Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

Quote by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Topics: Witty Quotes

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A vacuum of ideas affects people differently than a vacuum of air, otherwise readers of...

A vacuum of ideas affects people differently than a vacuum of air, otherwise readers of...

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

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...

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.

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...

Those who never have time do least

Those who never have time do least

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...

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...

No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn't in submission to...

No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn't in submission to...

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers. (Philemon 1:4)

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers. (Philemon 1:4)

Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the...

Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the...