Wittgenstein, Ludwig

"At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded."

"The aspect of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity."

"One cannot be angry at a mathematical truth."

"How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life."

"In the end, I believe that one gets nowhere without patience."

"The beautiful is the world seen from the inside."

"What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence."

"The clarity we are aiming at is indeed complete clarity. But this simply means that the philosophical problems should completely disappear."

"If you want to go down a path, you must first take a step."

"Our language can be seen as an ancient city."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that the very existence is an act of rebellion."

"A confession has to be part of your new life."

"The truth can be spoken only by someone who is already at home in it."

"One might say: the ostensive definition explains the use—the meaning—of the word when the overall role of the word in language is clear."

"Practice! Practice! That is what you need!"

"The human body is the best picture of the human soul."

"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself."

"Our civilization is characterized by the word progress."

"The subject does not belong to the world; rather, the subject is a limit of the world."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"A work of art is a window looking out into a specific world."

"The task of philosophy is to work out the problems that arise when we misunderstand the use of our words."

"What cannot be said can be shown."

"The work of the philosopher consists in assembling reminders for a particular purpose."

"If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done."

"Philosophy simply puts everything before us, and neither explains nor deduces anything."

"It's easy to imagine someone always smiling. To imagine someone who always weeps is harder."

"One of the most dangerous of errors is the idea that mental activity is what matters."

"The greatest danger is the idea that nothing exists outside of your thoughts."

"How relieved we are when we recognize something."