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Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence

Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horses good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door thats unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Intelligence is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools. – Henri Bergson

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Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Judy, we think that since the 11th of September, 2001, weve faced a similar heightened threat level. And weve been enhancing both the exchange of intelligence and security information and the assessment of that information, because thats the crucial element. – David Blunkett

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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates. – J. K. Rowling

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