Ludwig Wittgenstein

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas. That is what makes him into a philosopher.

I see now that these nonsensical expressions were not nonsensical because I had not yet found the correct expressions, but that their nonsensicality was their very essence.

The truth of the matter is that it is logic that prescribes to us, not we to logic.

To believe in a God means to understand the question about the meaning of life as an urgent one.

The solution of the problem you see in life is a way of living which makes the problem disappear.

I am not a religious man but I cannot help seeing every problem from a religious point of view.

It is clear that ethics cannot be put into words. Ethics is transcendental.

The good life is the life that is in harmony with the world.

One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I'.

Our language can be seen as an ancient city: a maze of little streets and squares, of old and new houses, and of houses with additions from various periods.

Explanation comes to an end somewhere.

The real question is not whether there is a God, but whether we are capable of believing in one.

I don't get nearly as excited over the prospective of a decent life as I used to.

The only life I have lived is the one I remember.

Working in philosophy is always doing the work of the devil. Rush where you will, you will reach the same darkness.

It is a sign of your own worth sometimes to know and acknowledge your own unworthiness.

The man who is in agony says 'I am in agony'; the one who is happy says 'I am happy'.

To imagine a language means to imagine a form of life.

The world is the totality of facts, not of things.