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The secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

Bertrand Russell

Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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Mistake Science
The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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Man Philosophy
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
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
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Comfortable Man Philosophy
Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Yourself
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
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Deep Politics Truth
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
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Angry Energy Philosophy Waste
A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.
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Desire Intelligence Man
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of great fear.
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Act Fear Greatness Human Man Trust
How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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Endurance Philosophy Willing World
Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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Doubt Knowledge Philosophy World
Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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Deep Existence Language Possible
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
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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Believe Death Myself Wrong
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3 parts dead.
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Death Fear Life Love Philosophy

The secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

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The secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.

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