Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote

To be content with life — or to live merrily, rather — all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow.


K 29 - Aphorisms (1765-1799) - Notebook K (1789-1793)


To be content with life — or to live merrily, rather — all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance;...

To be content with life — or to live merrily, rather — all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance;...

To be content with life — or to live merrily, rather — all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance;...

To be content with life — or to live merrily, rather — all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance;...