Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote

People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to earn them a livelihood; one might say they lie down like bears in winter and seek sustenance from their paws.


B 41 - Aphorisms (1765-1799) - Notebook B (1768-1771)


People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to...

People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to...

People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to...

People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to...