Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

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.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.
Georg C. Lichtenberg