It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.
BERTRAND RUSSELLSo far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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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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This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered to me.
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We know very little, and yet it is astonishing that we know so much, and still more astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
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It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.
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Your writing is never as good as you hoped, but never as bad as you feared.
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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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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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One must care about a world one will not see.
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
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