The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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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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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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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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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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Sin is geographical.
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So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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One must care about a world one will not see.
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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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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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
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Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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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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