“As I have often said, philosophy does not lead me to any resignation, since I do not abstain from saying something, but rather abandon a certain combination of words as senseless. In another sense, however, philosophy requires a resignation, but one of feeling and not of intellect. And maybe that is what makes it so difficult for many. It can be difficult not to use an expression, just as it is difficult to hold back tears, or an outburst of anger.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Occasions: 1912–1951
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