Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo write a tragedy, a man must feel the tragedy. To feel tragedy, a man must be aware of the world in which he lives. Not only with his mind, but with his blood and sinews.
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Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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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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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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There is no reason to suppose that the world had a beginning at all. The idea that things must have a beginning is really due to the poverty of our thoughts.
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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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