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 WittgensteinA philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.
Ludwig WittgensteinI give no sources, because it is indifferent to me whether what I have thought has already been thought before me by another.
Ludwig WittgensteinNowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them.
Ludwig Wittgenstein