Quote by Ray Monk

“Wittgenstein's language has the singularly rare quality of being both colloquial and painstakingly precise.”

— Ray Monk

The thing I think I have learned from Wittgenstein is the importance of not making things up: philosophers should not invent problems, and they…

— Tim Crane

“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. -Ludwig Wittgenstein”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

“Like the positivists, Wittgenstein was hostile to metaphysics. But he attacked metaphysics not with a blunt instrument like the verification principle, but by the…

— Anthony Kenny

“When I met Wittgenstein, I saw that Schlick's warnings were fully justified. But his behavior was not caused by any arrogance. In general, he…

— Rudolf Carnap

“ He was of the opinion... that his ideas were generally misunderstood and distorted even by those who professed to be his disciples. He…

— Georg Henrik von Wright

“Wittgenstein likes to assert: "Whereof we cannot speak we must be silent". But skilfully using our hands and manipulating our thoughts can be plausible…

— Erik Pevernagie

“I abhor every common-place phrase by which wit is intended”

— Jane Austen

“It had no ornament, no defining characteristic. No argument, no message. It fulfilled its structural role but aspired to nothing further.”

— Haruki Murakami

“There are few things more powerful than a name. A single phrase that somehow becomes a symbol for an entire existence.”

— Lance Conrad