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Words are probes. Some reach very deep, some only to a little depth.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1951
Died: April 29
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Philosopher Of Language
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A picture is a model of reality.
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We are asleep. Our Life is a dream. But we wake up sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming.
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