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Bertrand Russell

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Intelligence Myself Religious Remember
Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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Death Deep People Philosophy Thinking
The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.
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Deep Happiness Secret World
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
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Book Enjoyment Reading
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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Man Philosophy Search
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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Crime Deep Life Philosophy Reality
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
Love can flourish only as long as it is free and spontaneous; it tends to be killed by the thought of duty. To say that it is your duty to love so-and-so is the surest way to cause you to hate him of her.
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Freedom Hate Kill Love Philosophy Relationship
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about other things, or, if it is night, about nothing at all.
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Man Night Purpose Thinking Wisdom
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
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Happiness Life Live Myself Satisfaction Worth
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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Burn Hard Learning Let Go Life
A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Desire Intelligence Man
One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.
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Feeling Imagination Ourselves Pain Time Understand
Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
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Greatness Learning Philosophy Time

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