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Category Archive: April 26

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “Resting on your laurels is as…”

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep.

November 14, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “When one is frightened of the…”

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

November 8, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Thomas Reid Quote: “And, if we have any evidence…”

And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.

November 5, 2019 1710, April 26, Quotes by Philosophers, Scottish, Thomas Reid

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “A man will be imprisoned in…”

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.

November 3, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “Logic takes care of itself; all…”

Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.

October 27, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Natasha Trethewey Quote: “On a very personal level, I…”

On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on my collection of poems ‘Native Guard.’ I was there over a summer doing research in the archives and then writing in the reading room at the Jefferson building.

October 27, 2019 1966, American, April 26, Natasha Trethewey, Quotes by Poets

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “Philosophy is a battle against the…”

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

October 19, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “A philosophical problem has the form: …”

A philosophical problem has the form: I don’t know my way about.

October 12, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

Natasha Trethewey Quote: “I am interested in 18th century…”

I am interested in 18th century natural philosophy, science, particularly botany, the study of hybridity in plants and animals, which, of course, then allows me to consider the hybridity of language.

September 24, 2019 1966, American, April 26, Natasha Trethewey, Quotes by Poets

Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote: “It is an hypothesis that the…”

It is an hypothesis that the sun will rise tomorrow: and this means that we do not know whether it will rise.

September 23, 2019 1889, April 26, Austrian, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Quotes by Philosophers

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