Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
BERTRAND RUSSELLYour writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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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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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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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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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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Sin is geographical.
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Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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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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