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A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.

Bertrand Russell

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Acceptance Be Yourself Deep Fear
No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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Oneself Virtue
I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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Believe Death Deep Myself
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
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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Existence Freedom Opinion Secure
We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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Deep Habit Life Love Ourselves
I hate being all tidy like a book in a library where nobody reads – prison is horribly like that.
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Book Hate Reading
Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.
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Angry Leave People Philosophy
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
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Believe Food Goodness Honesty Live Myself People Sex Word
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
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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Doubt Problem Wisdom World
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
One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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Desire Ourselves Passion Power Respect
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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End Let Go Life

A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.

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