It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
BERTRAND RUSSELLAnd 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.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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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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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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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 must care about a world one will not see.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
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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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So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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