I believe that some of the greatest minds that ever lived had not read half as much and did not know nearly as much as some of our mediocre scholars.… - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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I believe that some of the greatest minds that ever lived had not read half as much and did not know nearly as much as some of our mediocre scholars. And some 20 of our verr mediocre scholars could have become greater men if they had not read so much.

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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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Varias veces he sido censurado por faltas que mi censor no tuvo el ingenio o la energía de cometer.

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