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

Quote by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Topics: Ability Quotes

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Those who never have time do least

Those who never have time do least

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...

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...

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.

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...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Contrary to what you've just seen, war is neither...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Contrary to what you've just seen, war is neither...

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried...

The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried...