A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, ... - Wittgenstein, Richard

"A picture held us captive. And we could not get outside it, for it lay in our language and language seemed to repeat it to us inexorably."

Wittgenstein, Richard Philosophy

Philosopher Austrian 1926–2011

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"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."

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"If you wish to leave a track in the history of the world, you must pay with your soul."

"The world of the happy is quite different from that of the unhappy."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

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