Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him.


J 157 - Aphorisms (1765-1799) - Notebook J (1789)


It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that...

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that...

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that...

It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that...