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"What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 28, 2022

"The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 14, 2022

"For a large class of cases - though not for all - in which we employ the word meaning it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"For a large class of cases - though not for all - in which we employ the word meaning it can be defined thus: the meaning of a word is its use in the language." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 16, 2022

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

"Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Mar 4, 2022

"Philosophy is not a theory but an activity." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Philosophy is not a theory but an activity." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 26, 2022

"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 4, 2022

"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Dec 17, 2021

"When you are philosophizing you have to descend into primeval chaos and feel at home there." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"When you are philosophizing you have to descend into primeval chaos and feel at home there." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 23, 2021

"The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Nov 10, 2021

"I am my world." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"I am my world." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Oct 6, 2021

"At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 23, 2021

"Only describe, don't explain." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Only describe, don't explain." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 10, 2021

"Language disguises thought." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Language disguises thought." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 26, 2021

"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 to pull rather than push." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"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 to pull rather than push." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Aug 17, 2021

"Philosophers are often like little children, who first scribble random lines on a piece of paper with their pencils, and now ask an adult what is that?" Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Philosophers are often like little children, who first scribble random lines on a piece of paper with their pencils, and now ask an adult what is that?" Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 31, 2021

"If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in the way in which our visual field has no limits." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in the way in which our visual field has no limits." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 23, 2021

"Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 30, 2021

"The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have known since long." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jun 6, 2021

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

"One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 29, 2021

"We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 24, 2021