In his Comedy, Dante Alighieri names Virgil, with many tokens of respect, as his teacher, and yet as Herr Meinhard remarks, makes such ill use of him: clear proof that even in the days of Dante one praised the ancients without knowing why. This respect for poets one does not understand and yet wishes to equal is the source of the bad writing in our literature.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergThe thoughts written on the walls of madhouses by their inmates might be worth publicizing.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergSome people come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede -- not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above 14.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergOne's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergThere is something in our minds like sunshine and the weather, which is not under our control. When I write, the best things come to me from I know not where.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergWhenever he composes a critical review, I have been told, he gets an enormous erection.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergNothing is more conductive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergTag: strength opinions character peace-of-mind critical-thinking
Diogenes, filthily attired, paced across the splendid carpets in Plato's dwelling. Thus, said he, do I trample on the pride of Plato. Yes, Plato replied, but only with another kind of pride.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergEin Buch ist ein Spiegel wenn ein Affe hineinsieht so kann kein Apostel heraus gucken.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergTag: humor humanism philosophical
The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergTag: truth lies falsehood distortion
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