What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLife is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.
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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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Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.
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It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
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Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.
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Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?
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We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.
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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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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
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Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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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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Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.
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In all affairs, it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
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