He who lives in the present lives in eternity. Ludwig Wittgenstein More Quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein More Quotes From Ludwig Wittgenstein To believe in a God means to understand the question about the meaning of life. To believe in a God means to see that the facts of the world are not the end of the matter. To believe in God means to see that life has a meaning. Ludwig Wittgenstein mean believe world The eternal life is given to those who live in the present. Ludwig Wittgenstein live-in-the-present given life-is It is not humanly possible to gather immediately from it what the logic of language is. Language disguises thought. Ludwig Wittgenstein disguise logic language We find certains things about seeing puzzling, because we do not find the whole business of seeing puzzling enough. Ludwig Wittgenstein seeing whole enough I am my world. Ludwig Wittgenstein world A man's thinking goes on within his consciousness in a seclusion in comparison with which any physical seclusion is an exhibition to public view. Ludwig Wittgenstein views men thinking No one likes having offended another person; hence everyone feels so much better if the other person doesn't show he's been offended. Nobody likes being confronted by a wounded spaniel. Remember that. It is much easier patiently - and tolerantly - to avoid the person you have injured than to approach him as a friend. You need courage for that. Ludwig Wittgenstein likes friendship needs If life becomes hard to bear we think of a change in our circumstances. But the most important and effective change, a change in our own attitude, hardly even occurs to us, and the resolution to take such a step is very difficult for us. Ludwig Wittgenstein important attitude thinking With my full philosophical rucksack I can only climb slowly up the mountain of mathematics. Ludwig Wittgenstein philosophical mountain math It is one of the chief skills of the philosopher not to occupy himself with questions which do not concern him. Ludwig Wittgenstein philosopher skills philosophy You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. Ludwig Wittgenstein philosophical tragedy tree Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open. Ludwig Wittgenstein doors trying philosophy What has history to do with me? Mine is the first and only world! I want to report how I find the world. What others have told me about the world is a very small and incidental part of my experience. I have to judge the world, to measure things. Ludwig Wittgenstein judging want world Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness. Ludwig Wittgenstein valleys intelligent clever We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming. Ludwig Wittgenstein wake-up dream sometimes What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence. Ludwig Wittgenstein logic silence speak There can never be surprises in logic. Ludwig Wittgenstein logic surprise math There is such a thing as the impression of luminosity. Ludwig Wittgenstein impression light The process of induction is the process of assuming the simplest law that can be made to harmonize with our experience. Ludwig Wittgenstein assuming law made A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. Ludwig Wittgenstein discussion philosophical air
