I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.The Blue and Brown Books, 1958
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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher known for his work in logic, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. His influential works, such as the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" and "Philosophical Investigations," have had a profound impact on contemporary philosophy. Wittgenstein's ideas on language, meaning, and the nature of philosophical problems continue to be studied and debated by scholars worldwide.
1889–1951·lived 62 years
I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.The Blue and Brown Books, 1958
A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.
A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.
Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.Philosophical Investigations, p. 86, 1953
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.Philosophical Investigations, p. 2, 1953
That’s all 6 quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein.