[...]Darüber, daß sie nichts zum zweitenmal erfinden wollen, lernen sie alles so ansehen, wie es ihre Vorfahren angesehen haben. Der zweite Fehler is… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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[...]Darüber, daß sie nichts zum zweitenmal erfinden wollen, lernen sie alles so ansehen, wie es ihre Vorfahren angesehen haben. Der zweite Fehler ist aber gewiß schlimmer, als der erste.

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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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That there are a hundred with wit for one with understanding is a true proposition with which many witless Dummkopf consoles himself.The Dummkopf should also reflect that there also a hundred possessing neither wit nor understanding for every man possessing wit .

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