Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.
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The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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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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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.
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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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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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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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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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I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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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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