Quote of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - But, what good is all of...
Biography - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:
German physicist, satirist and Anglophile.
Born: 1742 - Died: 1799
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1742 - Died: 1799
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
But, what good is all of this light when people either have no eyes or deliberately shut those they have?
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Translation
(German, French)
See also...
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
Quotes about light:
What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg also said...
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