Same topic Authors
Quote of the day

As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms than I was formerly.

Popular Topics
Think, Things In Life, Heart, Pregnancy, Afternoon, Girl, Quite, Like, Children, Once Upon A Time, Humble, Fly, Poor, Inspiration, Bear, Journey, Kindness, Life Is Like, Football, Knowledge, Wonderful, Mother'S Day, Music, Humbly, Air, Thinking, Lives, Integrity, Positive, Drama, Food, Town, Brain, Living My Life, Beach, Love, Talent, Possible, Snows, Surprised, Peace Love, Peace And Love, Creative, Education, Religion, Amazing Music, Name, Thank You, Lifetime, Funny
Georg C. Lichtenberg

Is it not strange that mankind should so willingly battle for religion and so unwillingly live according to its precepts?

According, Battle, Precepts, Should, Strange
Same Author Quotes

Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm.

Cease, Harm, Thinking, Weakness, Weaknesses

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.

Back, Done, Effort, Embarrassment, Step, Steps

It is we who are the measure of what is strange and miraculous: if we sought a universal measure the strange and miraculous would not occur and all things would be equal.

Equal, Miraculous, Strange, Would Be

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.

Applause, Appreciation, Mean, Power, Thereafter, Usually

Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress of knowledge than thinking that one knows what one does not yet know.

Ignorance, Know, Progress, Thinking
Similar Quotes