A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is h… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Sudelbücher. · 1984 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.

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El hombre tenía tal entendimiento que ya casi no servía para nada.

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A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it an apostle is hardly likely to look out. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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