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Quotation by G.C. Lichtenberg
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"Golden Notebook" Aphorisms (written 1765-1799), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990)"Notebook A" Aphorisms (written 1765-1799), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990)"Notebook A" Aphorisms (written 1765-99), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990)"Notebook B" Aphorisms (written 1765-1799), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990)"Notebook B" Aphorisms (written 1765-99), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990)Related Subjects
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If you are going to build something in the air it is always better to build castles than houses of cards.
G.C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg (1742–1799), German physicist, philosopher. "Notebook F," aph. 39, Aphorisms (written 1765-1799), trans. by R.J. Hollingdale (1990).
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