Oriole/description

Famous quotes containing the words oriole and/or description:

“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole lurking behind it.”
—Chinese proverb.

“It is possible—indeed possible even according to the old conception of logic—to give in advance a description of all ‘true’ logical propositions. Hence there can never be surprises in logic.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)