Inspirational Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein Download Open image “Don't look for the meanings; look for the use.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Inspirational Looks Purpose Use Using me
When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary. — William Safire Copy Share Image
It's in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I'll write it down in case it comes up again, I'll be certain… — Aimee Mann Copy Share Image
If you discover a word in my book that you don't understand, ask your parents so they can look it up in the dictionary… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
At a certain point, what people mean when they use a word becomes its meaning. — William Safire Copy Share Image
In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context. — Alfred Marshall Copy Share Image
“But some of the greatest achievements in philosophy could only be compared with taking up some books which seemed to belong together, and putting them on different shelves; nothing more being final about their positions than that they no longer lie side by side. The onlooker who doesn’t know the difficulty of the task might well think in such a… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share
“This is connected with the conception of naming as a process that is, so to speak, occult. Naming seems to be a _strange_ connection of a word with an object. -- And such a strange connection really obtains, particularly when a philosopher tries to fathom _the_ relation between name and what is named by staring at an object in front… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share
Freud's fanciful pseudo-explanations (precisely because they are brilliant) perform a disservice. Now any ass has these pictures available to use in "explaining" symptoms of… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
In order to be able to set a limit to thought, we should have to find both sides of the limit thinkable (i.e. we… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
A teacher who can show good, or indeed astounding results while he is teaching, is still not on that account a good teacher, for… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Where does our investigation get its importance from, since it seems only to destroy everything interesting, that is, all that is great and important?… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration. — H. Emilie Cady Copy Share Image
You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Just understand that the good that you want is already here. All you have to do is get in harmony with it. And you… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image