• "Non Cogitant, Ergo Non Sunt"

    Aphorisms of 18th-century German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg.

    A List by Greg Ross & Georg Christoph Lichtenberg www.futilitycloset.com

    My favorite:

    There is a great difference between still believing something and believing it again. Still to believe that the moon affects the plants reveals stupidity and superstition, but to believe it again is a sign of philosophy and reflection.

    • ⭐⭐ Mountains are mountains

      Before attaining enlightenment,mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers.

      At the moment of enlightenment,mountains are no longer mountains,nor are rivers rivers.

      After attaining enlightenment,mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers.

    • Just a whinny again

      "There was a time when, for me, a camel's whinnying was nothing more than whinnying. Then it became a signal of danger. And, finally, it became just a whinny again."

    • ⭐⭐ To know the place for the first time

      We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.