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There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

Bertrand Russell

Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad 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
Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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Hate Love One Liner Wisdom
The use of self-control is like the use of brakes on the train. It is useful when you find yourself in the wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right.
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Control Direction Harm Wrong Yourself
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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Deep Philosophy Science Yourself
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
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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Doubt Problem Wisdom World
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
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Happiness Life Live Myself Satisfaction Worth
Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Yourself
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
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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People Secret Virtue
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Evidence Goodness Savage
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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Born Education Man Stupidity
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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Success Thinking Try
So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Intelligence Myself Religious Remember
To write a tragedy, a man must feel the tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews.
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Deep Feeling Man Tragedy Writing

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