When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.Georg C. Lichtenberg
Select Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotations
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
Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.
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
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
All Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotations
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Acknowledging,
Acquaintance,
Back,
Done,
Effort,
Embarrassment,
Goes,
Him,
Much,
Myself,
Often,
Seeing,
Spare,
Step,
Window
Definitions
Acknowledging,
Acquaintance,
Back,
Done,
Effort,
Embarrassment,
Him,
Much,
Myself,
Often,
Seeing,
Spare,
Step,
Window
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