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Talent is a spring from which fresh water always flows.- But this spring is worthless if no good use is made of it.

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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Vienna
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