Book review: G. C. Lichtenberg: a “spy on humanity”

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Of all the inventions of man I doubt whether any was more easily accomplished than that of a Heaven. - View Quote Details on Of all the inventions of man I doubt whether any…
With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed with sword and excommunication have been repulsed. - View Quote Details on With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed…
Those who never have time do least. - View Quote Details on Those who never have time do least.
One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything — and one’s last is to come to terms with everything. - View Quote Details on One’s first step in wisdom is to question everything —…
Sickness is mankind’s greatest defect. - View Quote Details on Sickness is mankind’s greatest defect.
With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another. - View Quote Details on With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind…
It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories. - View Quote Details on It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it…
What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my friends I tell them, what can be of interest to only a limited public I write, and what the world ought to know is printed… - View Quote Details on What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my…
Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will. - View Quote Details on Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other…
Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age. - View Quote Details on Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if…