To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.
¶ (Attributed)
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Georg C. Lichtenberg (1742-1799) German physicist, writer
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
¶ (Attributed)
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven.
¶ (Attributed)
With most people, unbelief in one thing is founded upon blind belief in another.
¶ (Attributed)
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything -- and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
¶ (Attributed)
Before we blame, we should first see if we can't excuse.
¶ Nachtrag zu den moralischen Bemerkungen
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