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

Those who never have time do least

Those who never have time do least

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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 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

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Books are made not like children but like pyramids and they're just as useless! And...

Books are made not like children but like pyramids and they're just as useless! And...

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read...

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read...

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.

These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.