Quotes by Lichtenberg, Georg C.

Be wary of passing the judgment: obscure. To find something obscure po >>

First we have to believe, and then we believe. >>

Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than tha >>

Quotations about Public Office

When you give power to an executive you do not know who will be fillin >>

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as >>

Lofty posts make great men greater still, and small men much smaller. >>

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

Lichtenberg, Georg C.