Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
BERTRAND RUSSELLA sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.
More Bertrand Russell Quotes
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Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.
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Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
BERTRAND RUSSELLPatriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
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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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLEvery 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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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
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Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
BERTRAND RUSSELLEverything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
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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.
BERTRAND RUSSELLTo 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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I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
BERTRAND RUSSELLI consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
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Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
BERTRAND RUSSELLPhilosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
BERTRAND RUSSELLAristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths.
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Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
BERTRAND RUSSELLWhoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.
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No one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
BERTRAND RUSSELLNo one ever gossips about the virtues of others.
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
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The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
BERTRAND RUSSELLLife is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
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Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
BERTRAND RUSSELLAnything you’re good at contributes to happiness.
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The search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
BERTRAND RUSSELLThe search for something permanent is one of the deepest of the instincts leading men to philosophy.
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