The truth can be spoken only by someone who is already at home in it; not by someone who still lives in untruthfulness, and does no more than reach o… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The truth can be spoken only by someone who is already at home in it; not by someone who still lives in untruthfulness, and does no more than reach out towards it from within untruthfulness.

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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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It is not humanly possible to gather immediately from it what the logic of language is. Language disguises thought.
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus · September 1, 2001 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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