That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from … - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim.

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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Man is always partial and is quite right to be. Even impartiality is partial.

There are two ways of extending life: firstly by moving the two points "born" and "died" farther away from one another... The other method is to go more slowly and leave the two points wherever God wills they should be, and this method is for the philosophers.

Honest unaffected distrust of human abilities under all circumstances is the surest sign of strength of mind.

That man is the noblest creature may also be inferred from the fact that no other creature has yet contested this claim. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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