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“Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.” — Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), “The Conquest of Happiness” Continue reading
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“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.” – Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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“Man is a rational – so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life, I have looked diligently for evidence in favor of this statement, nut so far I have not had the good fortune to come across it.” – Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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“Love is wise; hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other, we have to learn to put up with the fact that some people say things that we don’t like. We can only live together in that way. But if we Continue reading
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Fear
“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.” ~ Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Conquering Fear
“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 Unpopular Essays (1950) “Outline of Intellectual Rubbish” Continue reading
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An Honest Politician ~ Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
“An honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid … because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.” ~ Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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The Secret To Happiness ~ Bertrand Russell
“The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.” ~ Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Bertrand Russell
The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich. Bertrand Russell, In praise of Idleness and other essays Continue reading
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Reading Quote – Bertrand Russell
There are two motives for reading a book one, that you enjoy it the other, that you can boast about it. – Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Bertrand Russell
“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.” – Bertrand Russell http://www.bquot.es/s/3109 Continue reading
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Stephen Hawking
A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture a little old lady at Continue reading
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Bertrand Russell Quote
“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.” – Bertrand Russell http://www.bquot.es/s/3113 Continue reading
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Intelligence
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt. -Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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A stupid man’s report ….
“A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. ” –Bertrand Russel Continue reading
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Quote
All movements go too far. Bertrand Russell Brainy Quote Continue reading
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Believe
May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970 Continue reading
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Cooperation
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. — Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Do not fear ……
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. — Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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The world is full of …
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Men are born ignorant,… – Bertrand Russell
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education. – Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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There Are Two Motives For Reading… – Bertrand Russell
There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. –Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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