471. It is so difficult to find the beginning. Or, better: it is difficult to begin at the beginning. And not try to go further back. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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471. It is so difficult to find the beginning. Or, better: it is difficult to begin at the beginning. And not try to go further back.

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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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The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. (One is unable to notice something because it is always before one’s eyes.) The real foundations of his enquiry do not strike a man at all
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