A philosopher always finds more grass to feed upon in the valleys of s…

Ludwig Wittgenstein
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A philosopher always finds more grass to feed upon in the valleys of stupidity than on the arid heights of intelligence.
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The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher. ✨ Ludwig Wittgenstein (1967). Zettel, p.83, Univ of California Press
6.4311 Der Tod ist kein Ereignis des Lebens. Den Tod erlebt man nicht. Wenn man unter Ewigkeit nicht unendliche Zeitdauer, sondern Unzeitlichkeit versteht, dann lebt der ewig, der in der Gegenwart le … ▶
When you are philosophizing you have to descend into primeval chaos and feel at home there.
You get tragedy where the tree, instead of bending, breaks. ✨ Culture and Value by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, (p. 1), 1980.
A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. ✨ Culture and Value. Book by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, p. 2e, 1980.

A philosopher always finds more grass to feed upon in the valleys of stupidity than on the arid heights of intelligence.

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