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

Bertrand Russell

Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
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Deep Feeling Happiness Live
It seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.
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Believe Fundamental Honesty Integrity Myself Philosophy Thinking Yourself
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
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
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
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
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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Imagination Knowledge Limitation Science
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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Evidence Goodness Savage
A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.
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Endurance Patience People Relationship
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 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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Beginning Ideas Philosophy Reason World
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
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
No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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People Secret Virtue
Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
BERTRAND RUSSELL

Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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Success Thinking Try

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

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