Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.


F 155 - Aphorisms (1765-1799) - Notebook F (1776-1779)


When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the...

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the...

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the...

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the...