Maxioms by G. C. Lichtenberg
God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.
God created man in His own image, says the Bible; philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs.
Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.
Theologians always try to turn the Bible into a book without common sense.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
A book is a mirror: If an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.
