Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

Summary

This quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein suggests that when we encounter a topic or subject that cannot be adequately expressed or known through language, it is better to stay silent rather than attempting to articulate something meaningless or incomprehensible. It implies that there are limits to what we can express or understand through words, and in such cases, silence is more truthful than futile attempts to speak about the incomprehensible.

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