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Cultivate that kind of knowledge which enables us to discover for ourselves in case of need that which others have to read or be told of.

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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Alternative Names: Conrad Photorin

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Un libro es como un espejo: si un mono se asoma a él no puede ver reflejado a un apóstol. Carecemos de palabras para hablar con los tontos de sabiduría. Ya es sabio quien entiende a un sabio.

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I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.

One has to do something new in order to see something new.

Cultivate that kind of knowledge which enables us to discover for ourselves in case of need that which others have to read or be told of. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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