“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”
— Bertrand Russell
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If all our happiness is bound up
“If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.”
— Bertrand Russell
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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by
“The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.”
— Bertrand Russell
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Love is something far more than desire
“Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.”
— Bertrand Russell
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In America everybody is of the opinion
“In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.”
— Bertrand Russell
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The place of the father in the
“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.”
— Bertrand Russell
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Fear is the main source of superstition,
“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
— Bertrand Russell
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To teach how to live without certainty
“To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it.”
— Bertrand Russell
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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by
“The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.”
— Bertrand Russell
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The time you enjoy wasting is not
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
— Bertrand Russell
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Man needs, for his happiness, not only
“Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.”
— Bertrand Russell
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