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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Every man also has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Man loves company — even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is unlikely to look out.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Soothsayers make a better living in the world than truthsayers.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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