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

Bertrand Russell

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
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
Love can flourish only as long as it is free and spontaneous; it tends to be killed by the thought of duty. To say that it is your duty to love so-and-so is the surest way to cause you to hate him of her.
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Freedom Hate Kill Love Philosophy Relationship
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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Intelligence Prepare Present
It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Deep Freedom Philosophy
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
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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Deep Philosophy Science Yourself
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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Friendship Happiness Philosophy Secret Yourself
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
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Existence Freedom Opinion Secure
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
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
To 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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Deep Feeling Man Tragedy Writing
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Danger Man Myself Religion
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Easy Fall In Love Relationship
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
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Book Enjoyment Reading

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