Sin is geographical.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMen are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.
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One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.
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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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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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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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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.
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There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
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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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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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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.
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