To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Sin is geographical.
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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.
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We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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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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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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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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And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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One 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.
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