The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, li…

Georg C. Lichtenberg
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The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook J 115, 1799.
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The most perfect ape cannot draw an ape; only man can do that; but, likewise, only man regards the ability to do this as a sign of superiority. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook J 115, 1799.

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