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

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)