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“Most propositions and questions, that have been written about philosophical matters, are not false, but senseless.” Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
“Well, I never heard it before . . . but it sounds uncommon nonsense.” Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
“All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense; but some are greater nonsense than others.” Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
“It all made perfect sense, and at the same time, nothing seemed to make any sense at all.” Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

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