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Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes

Ludwig Wittgenstein quotes

Austrian Philosopher April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951

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Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks."
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the..."
A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. Ludwig Wittgenstein
We cannot therefore say in logic: This and this there is in the world, that there is not. For that would apparently presuppose that we exclude certain possibilities, and this cannot be the case since otherwise logic must get outside the limits of the world: that is, if it could consider these limits from the other side also. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Language disguises the thought; so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly. Ludwig Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "Language disguises thought."
Language disguises thought. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "The agreement or disagreement or its sense with reality..."
The agreement or disagreement or its sense with reality constitutes its truth or falsity. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the..."
Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "There can never be surprises in logic."
There can never be surprises in logic. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "I want to say: We use judgements as principlesof judegement."
I want to say: We use judgements as principlesof judegement. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "Logic is not a theory but a reexion of the world."
Logic is not a theory but a reexion of the world. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood."
The logic of the world is prior to all truth and falsehood. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is..."
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein quote: "One of the most misleading representational techniques in our..."
One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.' Ludwig Wittgenstein
Perhaps what is inexpressible (what I find mysterious and am not able to express) is the background against which whatever I could express has its meaning. Ludwig Wittgenstein

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