The fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMachines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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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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We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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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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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power.
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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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Love can flourish only as long as it is free and spontaneous; it tends to be killed by the thought of duty. To say that it is your duty to love so-and-so is the surest way to cause you to hate him of her.
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Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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