Life: July 1, 1742 - February 24, 1799
Birthday: July 1
Death: February 24
Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful.
source: "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook L 50, 1799.
topic: War, Dark, Clouds, Above The Clouds, Alpine