If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.
¶ (Attributed)
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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) Austrian-English philosopher
If there were a verb meaning 'to believe falsely,' it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
¶ (Attributed)
The limits of my language mark the limits of my world.
¶ Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 5.6 (1921)
Alt. trans:
"The boundary of my language is the boundary of my world." (Kolak)
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." (Pears and McGuinness)
"The limits of my language stand for the limits of my world."
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