Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
BERTRAND RUSSELLDogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
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Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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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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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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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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I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
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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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None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
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No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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