“In philosophy the race is to the one who can run slowest—the one who crosses the finish line last.”

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein

In Rennen der Philosophie gewinnt, wer am langsamsten laufen kann. Oder: der, der das Ziel zuletzt erreicht.
Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 40e

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