If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly.

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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"If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called "Damn It"."

The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.

El simio más perfecto no puede dibujar un simio. Sólo el hombre puede hacerlo. Pero también sólo él lo considera una ventaja.

If all else fails, the character of a man can be recognized by nothing so surely as by a jest which he takes badly. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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