I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMachines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
BERTRAND RUSSELLWhoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLove is wise, hatred is foolish.
BERTRAND RUSSELLMen who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLAnything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIf there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo like many people spontaneously and without effort is perhaps the greatest of all sources of personal happiness.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
BERTRAND RUSSELLOne of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThree 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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
BERTRAND RUSSELL