Talent is a spring from which fresh water is constantly flo… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Talent is a spring from which fresh water is constantly flowing. But this spring loses its value if it is not used in the right way.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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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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Some people's taste is to an educated taste as is the visual impression received by a purblind eye to that of a normal eye. Where a normal eye will see something clearly articulated, a weak eye will see a blurred patch of colour.

So in the end when one is doing philosophy one gets to the point where one would like just to emit an inarticulate sound.

The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher.

Talent is a spring from which fresh water is constantly flowing. But this spring loses its value if it is not used in the right way. - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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