So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
BERTRAND RUSSELLIt is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
-
-
Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3 parts dead.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
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.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.
BERTRAND RUSSELL -
The use of self-control is like the use of brakes on the train. It is useful when you find yourself in the wrong direction but merely harmful when the direction is right.
BERTRAND RUSSELL







