Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMen who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
BERTRAND RUSSELLWhat is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
BERTRAND RUSSELLExtreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLanguage serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLWhoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThere are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe 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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLove is wise, hatred is foolish.
BERTRAND RUSSELLBoredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLFreedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
BERTRAND RUSSELL