Tractatus Quotes

#1. Commenting on his "Tractatus"...It consists of two parts: the one written here plus all that I have not written. And it is precisely the 2nd part that is the important one.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

#2. Investigations "eliminated solipsism but not the horror." The only difference between this new predicament and that of the Tractatus was that rather than being trapped alone in our private thoughts, we were trapped together, with other people, in the institution of language.

James Ryerson

#3. In life you can either follow your fears or be led by your values, by your passions.

William Sloane Coffin

#4. If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

Jean Sibelius

#5. Sometimes his silence is better than anyone else's words.

Victoria Aveyard

#6. Girls fight much dirtier than boys

Sara Shepard

#7. Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie.

C.S. Lewis

#8. I'm always playing extremes, either the vulnerable girl or the vixen.

Keegan Connor Tracy

#9. Millions of people are afraid of the past, the future, old age, insanity and death. But fear is a thought in your mind. This means that you are afraid of your own thoughts.

Joseph Murphy

#10. Longevity is the revenge of talent upon genius.

Cyril Connolly

#11. Sitting in a room being forced to listen to 'The Chanukah Song' over and over. [on his idea of Hell]

Adam Sandler

#12. How you approach birth is intimately connected with how you approach life

William Sears

#13. A little humiliation and ego deflation, now and then, is good for apprentices. Mine sighed miserably.

Jim Butcher

#14. The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.

Po Bronson

#15. I planned to spend mine in new music, said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder.

Louisa May Alcott

#16. In the enriching of marriage, the big things are the little things. There must be constant appreciation for each other and thoughtful demonstration of gratitude. A couple must encourage and help each other grow. Marriage is a joint quest for the good, the beautiful, and the divine

James E. Faust

#17. Silently, wallowing in the pleasures of conspiracy,

Truman Capote