Young Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes in Wittgenstein (1993)

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Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: In art it is hard to say anything as good as: saying nothing.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Even to have expressed a false thought boldly and clearly is to have gained a great deal.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: The horrors of hell can be experienced in a single day; that's plenty of time.

Martian: Hail, Earthling.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Earthling? I'm a philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein. Who are you?

Martian: You could call me Mister Green. May I ask you a question; how many toes do philosophers have?

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Ten.

Martian: Fascinating. That's how many humans have.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Mister Green, philosophers are humans, and know how many toes they have.

Martian: Oh dear. Does that mean Martians can't be philosophers?

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Oh, god.

Young Ludwig Wittgenstein: Doubt comes after belief.