I am sitting with a philosopher in the garden; he says again and again 'I know that thatโs a tree', pointing to a tree that is near us. Someone else arrives and hears this, and I tell him: 'This fellow isnโt insane. We are only doing philosophy.
Ludwig WittgensteinIf there were a verb meaning "to believe falsely," it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
Ludwig WittgensteinIt is truly strange how long it takes to get to know oneself. I am now sixty two years old, yet just one moment ago I realised that I absolutely love lightly toasted bread. Simultaneously, I also realised that I loathe bread when it is heavily toasted. For almost sixty years, and quite unconsciously, I have been experiencing inner joy or total despair at my relationship with grilled bread.
Ludwig Wittgenstein