None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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To like many people spontaneously and without effort is perhaps the greatest of all sources of personal happiness.
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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
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To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.
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Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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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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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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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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