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Quotes By — Bertrand Russell

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
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What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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Faith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.
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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
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The key to happiness is accepting one unpleasant reality every day.
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Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.
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The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.
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The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
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We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.
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We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.
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To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
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Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.
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The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.
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No great achievement is possible without persistent work.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
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Beware the man of the single book
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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
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Next to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy.
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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 should be a tree whose roots are deep in the earth, but whose branches extend into heaven.
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War doesn't determine who's right, it determines who's left
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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
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One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it.
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Unrestricted nationalism is, in the long run, incompatible with world peace.
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Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless.
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Broadly speaking, we are in the middle of a race between human skill as a means and human folly as an end.
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Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened, but do not be silenced.
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If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.
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All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation.
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What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.
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The experience of overcoming fear is extraordinarily delightful.
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The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.
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When we look at a rock what we are seeing is not the rock, but the effect of the rock upon us.
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I feel life is so small unless it has windows into other worlds.
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Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.
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Some people would rather die than think.
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This illustrates an important truth, namely, that the worse your logic, the more interesting the consequences to which it gives rise.
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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
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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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Quotes By — Bertrand Russell

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Faith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

The key to happiness is accepting one unpleasant reality every day.

Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.

To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.

No great achievement is possible without persistent work.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

Beware the man of the single book

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

Next to worry probably one of the most potent causes of unhappiness is envy.

One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.

Love should be a tree whose roots are deep in the earth, but whose branches extend into heaven.

War doesn't determine who's right, it determines who's left

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it.

Unrestricted nationalism is, in the long run, incompatible with world peace.

Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless.

Broadly speaking, we are in the middle of a race between human skill as a means and human folly as an end.

Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened, but do not be silenced.

If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.

All exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation.

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.

The experience of overcoming fear is extraordinarily delightful.

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.

When we look at a rock what we are seeing is not the rock, but the effect of the rock upon us.

I feel life is so small unless it has windows into other worlds.

Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.

Some people would rather die than think.

This illustrates an important truth, namely, that the worse your logic, the more interesting the consequences to which it gives rise.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment.

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