A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push it. - Ludwig Wittgenstein (Culture and Value Quotes)

A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push it.[Ein Mensch ist in einem Zimmer gefangen, wenn die Tür unversperrt ist, sich nach innen öffnet; er aber nicht auf die Idee kommt zu ziehen, statt gegen sie zu drücken.]

Source:Culture and Value (1977), (Basil Blackwell, ed. 1980), 1942 entry, Page 42e
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