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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.

Bertrand Russell

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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Man Night Purpose Thinking Wisdom
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Evidence Goodness Savage
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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Kill Patriotism Willing
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
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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Happiness Life Live Myself Satisfaction Worth
One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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Desire Ourselves Passion Power Respect
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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Himself Man Marriage Woman
We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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Deep Habit Life Love Ourselves
Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
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Deep Intelligence World
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
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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Deep Fear Mankind Problem Sin
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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Believe Fundamental Honesty Integrity Myself Philosophy Thinking Yourself
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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Greatness Problem Science Thinking
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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Death Kill Patriotism Talk

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