The best Quotes by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

The best Quotes by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German physicist, satirist, and Anglophile. As a scientist, he was the first to hold a professorship explicitly dedicated to experimental physics in Germany.

Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own.
(1742-1799)
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Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all the weight of evidence for determinism notwithstanding, he believes he has free will.
Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.