More from Ludwig Wittgenstein

  1. Aim at being loved without being admired. (p. 38e)
  2. A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than p…
  3. One might say: Genius is talent exercised with courage. (p. 38e)
  4. Wisdom is passionless. But faith by contrast is what Kierkegaard calls a passion. (p. 53e)
  5. I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment. (p. …
  6. [From Kierkegaard]: 'I never believed in God before.' - that I understand. But not: 'I never really believed in Him before.' (p. 53e)
  7. Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep. (p. 35e)
  8. Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense. (p. 56e)

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