When words are not enough

"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent"...

The above phrase appears in the "Tractatus" by Ludwig Wittgenstein, who was named as one of the most important people of the 20th century. As a philosopher he investigated the character of logical truth. From the onset the focus was on mathematics - the exact general language. Later he became more and more interested in the practical function of language, and the limits for what is understandable. "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent"...

In this quotation Ludwig Wittgenstein expressed the difficulty of catching the important things in life by means of words. Words are explained by words, but the meaning escapes. Meaning in life is about establishing relationships between what we are able to express, and what the expression is about. The relationship between expression and reality is basically cultural. Meaning comes about first when we see ourselves as being situated in a context...

Words of wisdom...