It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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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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Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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Love is something far more than the desire for sexual intercourse it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
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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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