Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein
When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole tru

When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

Other quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

It is so characteristic, that just when the mechanics of reproduction are so vastly improved, there are fewer and fewer people who know how the music should be played. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Music
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Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Death
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Not every religion has to have St. Augustines attitude to sex. Why even in our culture marriages are celebrated in a church, everyone present knows what is going to happen that night, but that doesnt prevent it being a religious ceremony. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

Category:
Attitude
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Other Quotes from
Truth
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All great truths begin as blasphemies. – George Bernard Shaw, Annajanska, 1919

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Truth

Truth only reveals itself when one gives up all preconceived ideas. – Shoseki

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Truth

Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way its the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where peoples hearts lie. – Paul Scott

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Truth

My truths do not last long in me. Not as long as those that are not mine. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Truth

Random Quotes

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. – Edwin Way Teale

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Simplicity

Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night? – Jack Kerouac

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America

Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car. – Author Unknown

Category:
Driving

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave. – G. I. Gurdjieff

Category:
Knowledge