You believe that I run after the strange because I do not know the beautiful; no, it is because you do not know the beautiful that I seek the strange. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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You believe that I run after the strange because I do not know the beautiful; no, it is because you do not know the beautiful that I seek the strange.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.
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The man was such an intellectual he was of almost no use.
Solche Zeilen wie einige in Psalm 4 werden wenige geschrieben. Wie unendlich viel steckt nicht in den Worten: Redet mit euren Herzen auf eurem Lager; opfert Gerechtigkeit und hoffet auf den Herrn. Eine ganze Religion!
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