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One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.

Bertrand Russell

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.
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Intelligence Prepare Present
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Danger Man Myself Religion
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Goodness Inspirational Knowledge Life
One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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Desire Ourselves Passion Power Respect
Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Deep Life Ourselves Way
Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Decision Deep Philosophy
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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People Secret Virtue
A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Desire Intelligence Man
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of great fear.
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Act Fear Greatness Human Man Trust
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
A 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.
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Greatness Happiness Live Quiet True
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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Friendship Happiness Philosophy Secret Yourself
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
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Angry Energy Philosophy Waste
Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Yourself

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