on happiness - by Julian Baker - Consume & Enjoy
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Perdiz, the magazine of happiness, and the poetry of Nietzsche
8 Oct 22 | Edition 36 Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language. Ludwig Wittgenstein "I just want to be happy". That's the problem right there. Language is a virus, said William Burroughs. The limits of my language stand for the limits of my world, said Ludwig Wittgenstein. Somewhere between these two we find the trap of happiness we have made for ourselves. Ol' Wittgy also said "When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote". So no more attributable quotes then. How about a proverb instead? Health,…
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