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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Bertrand Russell

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3 parts dead.
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Death Fear Life Love Philosophy
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
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Believe Important Oneself
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
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Myself Philosophy Thinking
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.
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Control Direction Harm Wrong Yourself
The demand for certainty is one that is natural to man but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.
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Man Philosophy
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
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Happiness Philosophy Satisfaction
To 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.
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Deep Feeling Man Tragedy Writing
Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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Fear Mad Philosophy
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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Doubt Existence God Myself Religion Thinking
It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Deep Freedom Philosophy
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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Believe Deep Willing
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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Deep Fear Mankind Problem Sin
So far as I can remember there is not one word in the gospels in praise of intelligence.
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Intelligence Myself Religious Remember
One must care about a world one will not see.
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Deep Future Oneself See World
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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Beautiful Mathematics Truth View
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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Greatness Problem Science Thinking

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