Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress … - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress of knowledge than thinking that one knows what one does not yet know.

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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Man sollte nie so viel zu tun haben, daß man zum zum Nachdenken keine Zeit mehr hat.

What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment.

When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

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