Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
BERTRAND RUSSELLA happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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The secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
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No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
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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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Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
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Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
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One must care about a world one will not see.
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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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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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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Sin is geographical.
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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
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