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“The world is independent of my will.”
― Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
― Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
“THE PEOPLE OF DUBAI DON’T LIKE THE FLINTSTONES, BUT THE PEOPLE OF ABU DHABI DO.”
― Dock Tok Presents…The Good, the Dad, and the Punny: Jokes from the Water's Edge
― Dock Tok Presents…The Good, the Dad, and the Punny: Jokes from the Water's Edge
“For philosophical problems arise when language goes on holiday.”
― Philosophical Investigations
― Philosophical Investigations
“The average person in William Shakespeare's time lived no better than his counterpart in Homer's time.”
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“476. Children do not learn that books exist, that armchairs exist, etc. etc., - they learn to fetch books sit in armchairs, etc. etc.”
― On Certainty
― On Certainty
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