Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo 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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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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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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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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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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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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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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A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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