How did mankind ever come by the idea of liberty? What a grand thought it was! — Georg C. Lichtenberg
To read means to borrow; to create out of one s readings is paying off one’s debts. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The celebrated painter Gainsborough got as much pleasure from seeing violins as — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Diogenes, filthily attired, paced across the splendid carpets in Plato’s dwelling. Thus, — Georg C. Lichtenberg
I look upon book reviews as an infantile disease which new-born books are subject to. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Nothing reveals a man’s character better than the kind of joke at which he takes offense. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The most successful tempters and thus the most dangerous are the deluded deluders. — Georg C. Lichtenberg