Much reading has brought upon us a learned barbarism. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Popular presentation today is all too often that which puts the mob in a position to talk about something without understanding it.

Many things about our bodies would not seem to us so filthy and obscene if we did not have the idea of nobility in our heads.

Translation: Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and at times—and this is the worst of all—before we have new ones.