black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.

Bertrand Russell

I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Book Hate Reading
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Absence Animal Believe Man Philosophy Satisfaction
Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Deep Philosophy Try Yourself
The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Man Philosophy Search
We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Deep Habit Life Love Ourselves
Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Doubt Knowledge Philosophy World
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Deep Fear Hands Religion
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Success Thinking Try
Sin is geographical.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

One Liner Place Sin
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.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Desire Live Lonely Love Man Philosophy Sex Woman
The use of self-control is like the use of brakes on the train. It is useful when you find yourself in the wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Control Direction Harm Wrong Yourself
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

End Let Go Life
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.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Man Night Purpose Thinking Wisdom
Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Happiness Hate People Person
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Intelligence Myself Religious Remember

I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Bertrand Russell Quotes