What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my friends I tell them, what can be of interest to only a limited public I write, and what the wor… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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What concerns me alone I only think, what concerns my friends I tell them, what can be of interest to only a limited public I write, and what the world ought to know is printed...

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About Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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Alternative Names: Conrad Photorin
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