Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn’t wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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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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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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Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.
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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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The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.
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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
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Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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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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