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Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 – 1951 • Austrian • Philosopher
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Showing 58 quotesA nothing will serve just as well as a something about which nothing could be said.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Logic must look after itself. In a certain sense, we cannot make mistakes in logic.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Propositions show what they say: tautologies and contradictions show that they say nothing.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. Logic is transcendental.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
What is your aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.— Ludwig Wittgenstein