Quotes by Lichtenberg, Georg C.

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions. >>

If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing >>

If another Messiah was born he could hardly do so much good as the pri >>

Quotations about Genius

Genius is nothing but a great capacity for patience. >>

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do the >>

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often >>

What I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment, nothing of resounding through eternity and nothing of the footsteps of the Almighty.

Lichtenberg, Georg C.