Ludwig Wittgenstein
21 quotations
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.
Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.
If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood.
Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.
A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.
Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.
For a truly religious man nothing is tragic.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
There are remarks that sow and remarks that reap.
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.
If you do know that here is one hand, we'll grant you all the rest.
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks.
One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is.
The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.
Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.
A new word is like a fresh seed sewn on the ground of the discussion.
A confession has to be part of your new life.