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Bertrand Russell

A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Desire Intelligence Man
There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts.
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Beginning Ideas Philosophy Reason World
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
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
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
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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Born Hope Misery
I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
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Believe Doubt Myself People Philosophy Thinking
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Danger Man Myself Religion
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
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Angry Energy Philosophy Waste
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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Greatness Problem Science Thinking
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
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
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Deep Philosophy Try Yourself
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
Love is something far more than the desire for sexual intercourse it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
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Desire Live Lonely Love Man Philosophy Sex Woman
Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Yourself

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