Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever." - Meaning and context.">
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• Variant translations: Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
Nothing contributes more to a person's peace of mind than having no opinions at all.
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Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.

— Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever." in the context of "E 11
• Variant translations: Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
Nothing contributes more to a person's peace of mind than having no opinions at all." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Georg Christoph Lichtenberg" (Quotes, Aphorisms (1765-1799): This section was begun primarily with translations by R. J. Hollingdale, augmented by other sources, including Selected Writings of Georg C. Lichtenberg (1893) edited by Adolf Wilbrandt., Notebook E (1775 - 1776)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

About Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher.