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I have remarked very clearly that I am often of one opinion when I am lying down and of another when I am standing up.

I have remarked very clearly that I am often of one opinion when I am lying down and of another when I am standing up.

Georg C. Lichtenberg
Lying, Down And, Opinion
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook F 73, 1799.

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.

Georg C. Lichtenberg
Lying, Winter, Hands
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook B 41, 1799.

Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.

Georg C. Lichtenberg
Witty, Lying, Writing
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook D 25, 1799.

If it were true what in the end would be gained? Nothing but another truth. Is this such a mighty advantage? We have enough old truths still to digest, and even these we would be quite unable to endure if we did not sometimes flavor them with lies.

Georg C. Lichtenberg
Lying, Deceit, Would Be
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 10, 1799.

Do we write books so that they shall merely be read? Don't we also write them for employment in the household? For one that is read from start to finish, thousands are leafed through, other thousands lie motionless, others are jammed against mouseholes, thrown at rats, others are stood on, sat on, drummed on, have gingerbread baked on them or are used to light pipes.

Georg C. Lichtenberg
Lying, Book, Reading
"Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 65, 1799.

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