The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.
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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.
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Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power.
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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