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One of the greatest and also the commonest of faults is for men to believe that, because they never hear their shortcomings spoken of, or read about them in cold print, others can have no knowledge of them.
Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Georg C. Lichtenberg
Age: 56 †
Born: 1742
Born: July 1
Died: 1799
Died: February 24
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The great rule: If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.
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Non cogitant, ergo non sunt.
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If another Messiah was born he could hardly do so much good as the printing-press.
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Never trust a man who lays his hand on his heart when he assures you of anything.
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I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those censorious, self-righteous people around me. In each of us there is a little of all of us.
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I forget the greater part of what I read, but all the same it nourishes my mind.
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