Georg Christoph Lichtenberg mocks and praises, admonishes and laments, loves and enjoys, believes and doubts, is outraged and inspired. Nothing and no one is too great or too small for him. The man who names his slippers and a stove interacts and corresponds with the greats of his time. He was not deceived and was far ahead of his era. In his notebooks, letters, and diary entries, he left us witty and ironic aphorisms for all situations in life. Inge Traxler has selected the most beautiful and concise thoughts for this volume. Hans Traxler has interpreted them in his own way.