The fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.
BERTRAND RUSSELLScience is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.
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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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Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.
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Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
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One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.
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Love is wise, hatred is foolish.
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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
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How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?
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Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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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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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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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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Language serves not only to express thought but to make possible thoughts that could not exist without it.
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The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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