So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThere 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.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
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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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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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It seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.
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One must care about a world one will not see.
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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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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Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
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What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
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