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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 Russell

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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Doubt Fundamental Intelligence World
The fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
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Energy Fundamental Power Science
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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Success Thinking Try
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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Believe Deep Nation Virtue
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
The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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Man Philosophy Search
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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Fear Goodness Hope Writing Yourself
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
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Knowledge Life Love Passion Search Simplicity Strong Suffering
How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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Endurance Philosophy Willing World
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
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Acceptance Be Yourself Deep Fear
The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Goodness Inspirational Knowledge Life
I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
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Believe Feeling Myself Person Philosophy
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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Deep Fear Mankind Problem Sin
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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Believe Death Myself Wrong

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.

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