Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (July 1, 1742 – February 24, 1799) , scientist, philosopher, writer. The entries here come from: Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph, and Norman Alliston. The Reflections of Lichtenberg. Selected and Translated by Norman Alliston. 1908.
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In the writings of popular yet mediocre authors the most that we find is what they want to convey; whereas in the works of the systematic thinker, who embraces everything with his mind, we never lose sight of the whole, and of the way in which every- thing fits together. The former seek and find their needle by the light of a match only giving a miserable glimmer at one spot, while the latter strikes a light that spreads all round.
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