Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein: If we spoke...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: If we spoke...

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Don't get involved...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Don't get involved...

Don't get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A new word...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A new word...

A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion.

Source:...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A serious and...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A serious and...

A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A philosopher who...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A philosopher who...

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: I sit astride...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: I sit astride...

I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: In order to...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: In order to...

In order to be able to set a limit to thought, we should have to find both sides of the limit thinkable (i.e. we...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A picture is...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A picture is...

A picture is a model of reality.

Source: 'Tractatus logico-philosophicus'
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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A man will...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A man will...

A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: No one likes...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: No one likes...

No one likes having offended another person; hence everyone feels so much better if the other person doesn't show he's...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Humor is not...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Humor is not...

Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy limits the...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy limits the...

Philosophy limits the thinkable and therefore the unthinkable.

Source: In Webster's...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: A confession has...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: A confession has...

A confession has to be part of your new life.

Source: Culture and Value (ed. by G....

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy is like...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy is like...

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Nothing is so...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Nothing is so...

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

Source: Culture and Value (ed....

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Logic takes care...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Logic takes care...

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Because our goals...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Because our goals...

Because our goals are not lofty but illusory, our problems are not difficult, but...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Uttering a word...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Uttering a word...

Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: One often makes...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: One often makes...

One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is.

Source: In The...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: Resting on your...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Resting on your...

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your...

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