Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quotes

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 Christoph Lichtenberg

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A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoiter the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg