Wittgenstein Out Of Context

Quotes from philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) taken out of context for amusement and distraction.

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Slab!

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it may mean nothing at all (WCL286)

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Salivation—no matter how precisely measured—is not what I call expecting. (PR70)

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I can well understand why children love sand. (Drury, 112)

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a teacup would only hold a teacup of water even if I were to pour out a gallon over it (LE40)

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if it were not for hurting him I would have him him vivisected (LE43)

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Raisins may be the best part of a cake, but a bag of raisins is not better than a cake (CV66)

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proverbs are sometimes hung on the wall. But not theorems of mechanics (PPF195)

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Everything fits into its own shape. (PI216)

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Inside and outside! (PO220)

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I point to a great variety of pictures of rabbits (PPF137)

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disgusting soapy water science (CV49)

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I can only see, not hear, red and green (PPF228)

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if I doubt whether that’s a blue waistcoat, I go and feel it (PO421)

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In a horse-race, the horses generally run as fast as they can. (PPF350)

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What does a chair look like? (BT208)

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one has no notion in advance where to look for teeth in a rose (PPF314)

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if someone’s head is cut off he is dead and will never live again (OC274)

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where did these strange ideas come from? (PI194)

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That man is not modest (PI28)

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One wonders, “Where is this going to end?” (PPF174)