In the world we live in, one fool makes many fools, but one sage only a few sages.
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The greatest events occur without intention playing any part in them chance makes good mistakes and undoes the most carefully planned undertaking. The world's greatest events are not produced, they happen.G. C. Lichtenberg
If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later.
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If another Messiah was born he could hardly do so much good as the printing-press.
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Most subjects at universities are taught for no other purpose than that they may be re-taught when the students become teachers.
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It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him.
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If it were true what in the end would be gained Nothing but another truth. Is this such a mighty advantage We have enough old truths still to digest, and even these we would be quite unable to endure if we did not sometimes flavor them with lies.
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