We do not think good metaphors are anything very important,… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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We do not think good metaphors are anything very important, but I think that a good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on...

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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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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Je mehr man in einer Sprache durch Vernunft unterscheiden lernt, desto schwerer wird einem das Sprechen derselben. Im Fertig-Sprechen ist viel Instinktmäßiges, durch Vernunft läßt es sich nicht erreichen.

Is it not strange that men are so keen to fight for religion and so unkeen to live according to its precepts?

He who is enamored of himself will at least have the advantage of being inconvenienced by few rivals.

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