Knowledge Quotes

"What can be shown, cannot be said."

"Language is a tool, but not all tools are languages."

"Understanding a proposition means knowing what is the case if it is true."

"The essence of language is to say something."

"It occurs to us that we should call a sentence a proposition only in cases where we can ask: true or false?"

"The proposition is a picture of the fact in the logical space."

"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend."

"To understand is to see the connections."

"A name consists simply of a word and its meaning."

"To understand language is to understand the human form of life itself."

"Words do not have meanings in isolation; they gain meaning through use in context."

"Language is a mirror of the structure of human consciousness."

"The meaning of a demonstrative depends on what the speaker refers to, not on description."

"To understand a concept is not necessarily to be able to define it precisely."

"Reference to particular individuals is fundamental to language in a way that cannot be reduced to general terms."

"Language is not primarily a tool for representing facts, but a means of engaging with others."

"Understanding another person is not primarily a matter of inference, but of immediate apprehension."

"The meaning of an expression depends on its role in the linguistic and social practices of a community."

"Understanding is holistic; we grasp meanings through their connections within a whole system."

"Language use is fundamentally a social phenomenon, dependent on shared practices and intentions."

"The event of proof is the same as the event of thought."

"The crisis of the modern world is a crisis of understanding."

"Understanding grows in concentric circles."

"One cannot separate the knower from the known in moral understanding."

"Understanding requires us to abandon certain modern philosophical prejudices."

"True understanding requires us to question our deepest assumptions about reality."

"Understanding requires us to suspend judgment and truly listen to what is said."

"The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice."

"Knowledge is power, but knowledge of the self is more powerful."

"There is no royal road to a knowledge of geometry."