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Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
Age: 56 †
Born: 1742
Born: July 1
Died: 1799
Died: February 24
Astronomer
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Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being.
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If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards.
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If it were true what in the end would be gained? Nothing but another truth. Is this such a mighty advantage? We have enough old truths still to digest, and even these we would be quite unable to endure if we did not sometimes flavor them with lies.
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If it is permissible to write plays that are not intended to be seen, I should like to see who can prevent me from writing a book no one can read.
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Many a man who is willing to be shot for his belief in a miracle would have doubted, had he been present at the miracle itself.
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Delicacy in woman is strength.
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He who says he hates all kinds of flattery, and says so in earnest, has undoubtedly not as yet become acquainted with all kinds of it, whether in substance or in form.
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The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.
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We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.
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In every man there is something of all men.
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I look upon book reviews as an infantile disease which new-born books are subject to.
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A man has virtues enough if he deserves pardon for his faults on account of them.
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