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There 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 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 fruits of philosophy are the important thing, not the philosophy itself. When we ask the time, we don't want to know how watches are made.
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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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Is it not strange that mankind should so willingly battle for religion and so unwillingly live according to its precepts?
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One should never trust a person who, while assuring you of something, puts his hands on his heart.
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