That the world is, is the mystical.

Suppose we think while we talk or write--I mean, as we normally do--we shall not in general say that we think quicker than we talk, but the thought seems not to be separate from the expression.

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.

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.

Think of words as instruments characterized by their use, and then think of the use of a hammer, the use of a chisel, the use of a square, of a glue pot, and of the glue.

What is your aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.

Sometimes, in doing philosophy, one just wants to utter an inarticulate sound.