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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
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Ludwig Wittgenstein's Popular Quotes

What cannot be imagined cannot even be talked about.

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Only describe, don't explain.

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When I obey a rule, I do not choose. I obey the rule blindly .

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How small a thought it takes to fill a life.

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An image is not a picture, but a picture can correspond to it.

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Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

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We learn by rearranging what we know.

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All I know is what I have words for.

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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 it.

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