Language disguises thought. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Language disguises thought. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Language disguises thought. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Language disguises thought. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Language disguises thought. — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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Language disguises thought.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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