First there is a time

First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again – and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.

-Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

3 comments

1. david raphael israel says:

   This sounds to me peculiarly similar to what is known as the laundry cycle; but I’m not sure if each phase can be exactly correlated.
   A good quote, certainly.
   d.i.

   April 23rd, 2006 at 05:53 am

2. Neha says:

   people do believe everything dont they?

   April 24th, 2006 at 07:37 pm

3. K. says:

   well I believe everything and everyone.

   April 24th, 2006 at 08:19 pm

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