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Limits of knowledge5 quotes
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own. — Willa Cather · 1925All we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown. — William Harvey · 1628There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Another’s soul is a dark forest. — Ivan Turgenev · 1850Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953Connecting with others2 quotes
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own. — Willa Cather · 1925Another’s soul is a dark forest. — Ivan Turgenev · 1850Intimacy2 quotes
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own. — Willa Cather · 1925Another’s soul is a dark forest. — Ivan Turgenev · 1850Inscrutability1 quote
The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own. — Willa Cather · 1925Knowledge1 quote
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Language1 quote
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953Philosophy1 quote
Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1953The unknown1 quote
All we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown. — William Harvey · 1628