As soon as you know a man to be blind, you imagine that you can see it from his back.
Georg C. LichtenbergIf all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.
Georg C. LichtenbergThe natural scientists of the previous age knew less than we do and believed they were very close to the goal: we have taken very great steps in its direction and now discover we are still very far away from it. With the most rational philosophers an increase in their knowledge is always attended by an increased conviction of their ignorance.
Georg C. Lichtenberg