“If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3048-if-we-make-a-couple-of-discoveries-here/
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3048-if-we-make-a-couple-of-discoveries-here/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “If we make a couple of discoveries here and there we need not believe things will go on like this for ever. Just as we hit water when we dig in the earth, so we discover the incomprehensible sooner or later.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3048-if-we-make-a-couple-of-discoveries-here/.