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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.

Bertrand Russell

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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Believe Deep Willing
One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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Desire Ourselves Passion Power Respect
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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Born Hope Misery
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Danger Man Myself Religion
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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Knowledge Life Love Passion Search Simplicity Strong Suffering
Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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Hate Love One Liner Wisdom
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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Death Kill Patriotism Talk
In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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Healthy Philosophy
None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
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Believe Ourselves Philosophy Quite True
A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.
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Endurance Patience People Relationship
We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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Deep Habit Life Love Ourselves
It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Deep Freedom Philosophy
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.
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Deep Fear Hands Religion
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all.
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Man Night Purpose Thinking Wisdom
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Easy Fall In Love Relationship

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