Quote of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg - I have invariably found that, all...
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
I have invariably found that, all else failing, a man's character can be deduced from nothing so surely as from a jest that he takes in bad part.
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(French, German)
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Quotes for: character
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
A man of wit is lost, if to his wit he does not join energy of character. If you have the lantern of Diogenes, you must also have his cudgel.
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