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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

Bertrand Russell

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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Doubt Fundamental Intelligence World
None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
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Believe Ourselves Philosophy Quite True
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
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Himself Man Marriage Woman
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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Hate Love One Liner Wisdom
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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Knowledge Life Love Passion Search Simplicity Strong Suffering
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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Happiness Man Philosophy
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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Born Hope Misery
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
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
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
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
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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Kill Patriotism Willing
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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Healthy Philosophy
We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power.
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Deep Knowledge Philosophy

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