Bertrand Russell on greatness
Bertrand Russell100 quotes“Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.”
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell It seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell The fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell
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ChanakyaChanakya Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
Sai BabaSai Baba God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
Charles R. SwindollCharles R. Swindoll What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
Adam SmithAdam Smith More than an actor, I am a performer. I’m a great believer
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J-HopeJ-Hope More than rich, more than famous, more than happy .I wanted to be great.
Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen There is a fallible quality even in the greatest ones,everyone fails once in a while, be it Shah Rukh Khan or Ronaldhino.
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