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" When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of. "
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Frightened
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" A man's thinking goes on within his consciousness in a seclusion in comparison with which any physical seclusion is an exhibition to public view. "
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" Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them. "
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" You learned the concept 'pain' when you learned language. "
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" The limits of my language means the limits of my world. "
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" An inner process stands in need of outward criteria. "
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" One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.' "
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" Philosophy is not a theory but an activity. "
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" A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion. "
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" A confession has to be part of your new life. "
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" A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. "
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" 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 push. "
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" Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement. "
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" Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language. "
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" Not every religion has to have St. Augustine's 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 doesn't prevent it being a religious ceremony. "
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" Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie. "
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" A picture is a fact. "
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