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Georg C. Lichtenberg

Birthday: July 01, 1742
Deathday: February 24, 1799
Type: Physicist

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Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system...

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Here take back the stuff that I am, nature, knead...

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I cannot say whether things will get better if we...

If all else fails, the character of a man can...

If people should ever start to do only what is...

If the little bit you have is nothing special in...

If you are going to build something in the air...

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Much can be inferred about a man from his mistress:...

Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage...

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The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man...

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