Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - Philosophy Quotes

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If this is philosophy it is at any rate a philosophy that is not in its right mind.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
We often have need of a profound philosophy to restore to our feelings their original state of innocence, to find our way out of the rubble of things alien to us, to begin to feel for ourselves and to speak ourselves, and I might almost say to exist ourselves. Even if my philosophy does not extend to discovering anything new, it does nevertheless possess the courage to regard as questionable what has long been thought true.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If an angel were to tell us about his philosophy, I believe many of his statements might well sound like '2 × 2=13'

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
If an angel were ever to tell us anything of his philosophy I believe many propositions would sound like 2 times 2 equals 13.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Do not commence your exercises in philosophy in those regions where an error can deliver you over to the executioner.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Everyone should study at least enough philosophy and belles-lettres to make his sexual experience more delectable.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Be attentive, feel nothing in vain, measure and compare: this is the whole law of philosophy.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
It not seldom happens that in the purposeless rovings and wanderings of the imagination we hunt down such game as can be put to use by our purposeful philosophy in its well-ordered household.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg