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Quote of Ludwig Wittgenstein - Thoughts at peace. That is the...


Biography - Ludwig Wittgenstein:

Austrian-British philosopher.
Born: 1889 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Austria
Austria

Thoughts at peace. That is the goal someone who philosophizes longs for.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La paix dans les pensées. C'est le but auquel aspire celui qui philosophe.

German
Frieden in den Gedanken. Das ist das ersehnte Ziel dessen, der philosophiert.




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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.




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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.





The thought of death betrays us, for it makes us forget to live.





Lucidity adds beauty to profound thoughts.











Quotes for: philosopher


Quotes

Quotes for: philosopher


Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.





Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.





Clarity is the good faith of philosophers.





I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'





The beard does not make the philosopher.
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The philosopher should never forget that he is cultivating an art and not a science.











Quotes for: peace


Quotes

Quotes about peace:


Perhaps peace is more than happiness.





There was never a good war, or a bad peace.





If you want to live in peace with yourself, you have to accept yourself as you are.





If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.





Better than a thousand hollow words
Is one word that brings peace.






If you want to make peace there must be two people, you yourself and the neighbor opposite.











Quotes

Ludwig Wittgenstein also said...


Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our mind by means of our language.





The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.





What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.





The meaning of a word is its use in the language.





Ethics and aesthetics are one and the same.





Philosophy aims at the logical clarification of thoughts. Philosophy is not a body of doctrine but an activity.












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