Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes

If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Achievement;
Indifference;

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

Dark Ages;
History;

A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Books;

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Character;

Nothing contributes more to a person's peace of mind than having no opinions at all.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Contentment;

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Dishonesty;

Sometimes men 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 fourteen.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Genius;

God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

God;

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.
~ Georg C. Lichtenberg

Grave;