Ludwig Wittgenstein1889–1951The quotations of
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician
1889–1951
43 quotes, most often on Philosophy, Talking and Knowledge.
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language.
Philosophical Investigations (1953), § 109It is not by recognizing the want of courage in someone else that you acquire courage yourself..
Culture and Value (1980), p. 44eA philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.
Conversation of 1930One age misunderstands another; and a petty age misunderstands all the others in its own ugly way.
Culture and Value (1980), p. 98e- Culture and Value (1980), p. 91e
- On Certainty (1969), 115
- Culture and Value (1980), p. 41e
- Personal Recollections (1981), p. 96
- Culture and Value (1980), p. 36e
- Culture and Value (1980), p. 41e
- Philosophical Investigations (1953), § 133
- Culture and Value (1980), 1929, p. 1
The difficulty in philosophy is to say no more than we know.
The Blue Book (c. 1931–1935; published 1965), p. 45At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded.
On Certainty (1969), 253It is not how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it exists.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922), 6.44
