Georg Christoph Lichtenberg citations célèbres
Aphorismes
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Citations
Aphorismes
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: Citations en anglais
“Where the frontier of science once was is now the centre.”
As quoted in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1991) edited by Alan Lindsay Mackay, p. 153
G 32
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook G (1779-1783)
J 157
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook J (1789)
D 20
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook D (1773-1775)
H 10
Variant translation: He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage — he won't encounter many rivals.
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook H (1784-1788)
“Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial.”
F 78
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
F 44
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
G 30
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook G (1779-1783)
J 77
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook J (1789)
J 85
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook J (1789)
“Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.”
D 5
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook D (1773-1775)
F 82
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
K 39
Variant translation: Before we blame we should first see whether we cannot excuse.
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook K (1789-1793)
L24
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook L (1793-1796)
“We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.”
H 4
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook H (1784-1788)
A 11
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook A (1765-1770)
“To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.”
D 96
Variant translation: To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook D (1773-1775)
So wie wir ein Paar Hosen verwachsen, so verwachsen wir Umgang, Bibliotheken, Grundsätze und dergleichen, zuweilen, ehe sie abgenutzt sind und zuweilen, welches der schlimmste Fall ist, ehe wir neue haben.
Gedanken, Satiren, Fragmente (Thoughts, Satires, Fragments), Volume 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=azM4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22So+wie+wir+ein+Paar%22+%22Hosen+verwachsen+so+verwachsen+wir+Umgang+Bibliotheken+Grunds%C3%A4tze+und+dergleichen+zuweilen+ehe+sie+abgenutzt+sind+und+zuweilen+welches+der+schlimmste+Fall+ist+ehe+wir+neue+haben%22&pg=PA14#v=onepage (1907)
G 7
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook G (1779-1783)
L 44
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook L (1793-1796)
As quoted in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1991) edited by Alan Lindsay Mackay, p. 154
D 62
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook D (1773-1775)
D 89
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook D (1773-1775)
F 33
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
L 34
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook L (1793-1796)
F 73
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)
F 88
Aphorisms (1765-1799), Notebook F (1776-1779)