People are religious to the extent that they believe themselves to be not so much imperfect, as ill. Any man who is half-way decent will think himsel… - Ludwig Wittgenstein
" "People are religious to the extent that they believe themselves to be not so much imperfect, as ill.
Any man who is half-way decent will think himself extremely imperfect, but a religious man thinks himself wretched.
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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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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Joseph Johann Wittgenstein
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