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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLConquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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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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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of great fear.
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This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
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And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.
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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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Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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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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