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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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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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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
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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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I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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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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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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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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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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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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