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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

Bertrand Russell

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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Deep Philosophy Science Yourself
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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Man Philosophy
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.
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Deep Fear Hands Religion
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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Existence Freedom Opinion Secure
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Goodness Inspirational Knowledge Life
There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts.
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Beginning Ideas Philosophy Reason World
Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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Deep Existence Language Possible
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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End Let Go Life
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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Death Happiness Love True
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
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Forget Humanity Remember Yourself
And 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.
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Doubt Existence God Myself Religion Thinking
Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Yourself

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