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Die Welt des Glücklichen ist eine andere als die des Unglücklichen

The world of the happy is quite different from the world of the unhappy. (6.43)

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The world of the happy is quite different from the world of the unhappy. (6.43)" in the context of "Die Welt des Glücklichen ist eine andere als die des Unglücklichen" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

About Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-born philosopher who spent much of his life in England.