Genius is what makes us forget the master's talent. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Genius is what makes us forget the master's talent.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.

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Native Name: Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein

Alternative Names: Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein • Wittgenstein

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Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination.

If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: "This is simply what I do."

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