We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.

Quote by Georg C Lichtenberg

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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...

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

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

The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise,...

The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise,...

One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over...

One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over...

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his...

Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress: in her one beholds his...

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.

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...

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.

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...

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...

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part...

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part...

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much...

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much...

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

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...

To be content with life or to live merrily, rather all that is required is...

To be content with life or to live merrily, rather all that is required is...

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...

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 are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy at least until...

We are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy at least until...

With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed...

With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed...