Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Quote

It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case one generally comes to a standstill.


The Reflections of Lichtenberg (ed. 1908)


It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case...

It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case...

It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case...

It is a dangerous thing for the perfecting of our minds to gain applause by works that do not call forth the whole of our energies; for in that case...