The difficult thing here is not, to dig down to the ground; no, it is to recognize the ground that lies before us as the ground. For the ground keeps… - Ludwig Wittgenstein

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The difficult thing here is not, to dig down to the ground; no, it is to recognize the ground that lies before us as the ground. For the ground keeps on giving us the illusory image of a greater depth, and when we seek to reach this, we keep on finding ourselves on the old level. Our disease is one of wanting to explain.

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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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Don't get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one

حينما نفكر في مستقبل العالم، فنحن نعني الغاية التي سيصلها إذا ماواصل السير في الإتجاه الذي نراه يسير فيه الأن، ولا يخطر لنا أن مساره ليس خطا مستفيما، بل هو منحنى، يغير على الدوام من اتجاهه.

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