Quotes by G. C. Lichtenberg

G. C. Lichtenberg

German writer and physicist

Lived from: 1742 - 1799

Category: Scientists | Writers (Contemporary) Country: Germany

Born: 1 july 1742 Died: 24 february 1799

Quotes 121 till 121 of 121.

• People often become scholars for the same reason they become soldiers: simply because they are unfit for any other station. Their right hand has to earn them a livelihood; one might say they lie down like bears in winter and seek sustenance from their paws.

  ― G. C. Lichtenberg
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Subjects in these quotes:

• livelihood
• sustenance
• because
• station
• winter
• other

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