The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights …

Georg C. Lichtenberg
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The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook J 70, 1799.
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A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg … ▶
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The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. ✨ Aphorisms. Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook J 70, 1799.

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