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Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.

Bertrand Russell

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
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Comfortable Man Philosophy
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Desire Intelligence Man
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
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Believe Important Oneself
We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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Deep Habit Life Love Ourselves
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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End Let Go Life
Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
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Happiness Hate People Person
Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
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Deep Intelligence World
It seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.
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Believe Fundamental Honesty Integrity Myself Philosophy Thinking Yourself
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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Existence Freedom Opinion Secure
Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
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Deep Fear Mankind Problem Sin
Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
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Deep Feeling Happiness Live
Love can flourish only as long as it is free and spontaneous; it tends to be killed by the thought of duty. To say that it is your duty to love so-and-so is the surest way to cause you to hate him of her.
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Freedom Hate Kill Love Philosophy Relationship

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