| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Lichtenberg |
| | | A man who reads much becomes arrogant and pedantic; one who sees much becomes wise, sociable, and helpful. | 1 |
| Bei den meisten Menschen gründet sich der Unglaube in einer Sache auf blinden Glauben in einer andern—With most men unbelief in one thing is founded on blind belief in another. | 2 |
| He who has less than he desires should know that he has more than he deserves. | 3 |
| He who knows himself well will very soon learn to know all other men: it is all reflection (Zurückstrahlung). | 4 |
| If an ass looks in, you cannot expect an apostle to look out. | 5 |
| In jedem Menschen ist etwas von allen Menschen—In every man there is something of all men. | 6 |
| Is it not strange that men should be so ready to fight for religion and so reluctant to observe its precepts? | 7 |
| It is a golden rule not to judge men according to their opinions, but according to the effect these opinions have on their character. | 8 |
| Man muss keinem Menschen trauen, der bei seinen Versicherungen die Hand auf’s Herz legt—We should trust no man who in his protestations lays his hand on his heart. | 9 |
| Many people place virtue more in regretting than in amendment. | 10 |
| Much reading makes one haughty and pedantic; much observation (Sehen) makes one wise, sociable, and helpful. | 11 |
| There is something of all men in every man. | 12 |
| Trust no man who pledges you with his hand on his heart. | 13 |
| When a head and a book come into collision, and one sounds empty, is it always the book? | 14 |
| With the majority of men unbelief in one thing is founded on blind belief in another thing. | 15 | | |
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