Quotes by Lichtenberg, Georg C.

We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especial >>

Man is a masterpiece of creation if for no other reason than that, all >>

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its >>

Quotations about Discovery

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what no >>

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. >>

If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he >>

If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later.

Lichtenberg, Georg C.