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Fear
“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.” ~ Bertrand Russell
“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell
“Life is just one cup of coffee after another, and don’t look for anything else.” ~Bertrand Russell
Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know. ~ Bertrand Russell
Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government. ~Bertrand Russell
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ~ Bertrand Russell
Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like. ~ Bertrand Russell
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. ~ Bertrand Russell
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know. ~ Bertrand Russell
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education. ~Bertrand Russell
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”
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.” ~Â Bertrand Russell
The Secret To Happiness ~ Bertrand Russell
“The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.” ~ Bertrand Russell
Education
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
Bertrand Russell Quote
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
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“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.” – Bertrand Russell http://www.bquot.es/s/3109
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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 atContinue reading “Stephen Hawking”
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
Intelligence
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt. -Bertrand Russell
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
Quote
All movements go too far. Bertrand Russell Brainy Quote
Stupid
Believe
May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970
Cooperation
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. — Bertrand Russell
Do not fear ……
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. — Bertrand Russell
The world is full of …
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell
Science can teach us,… – Bertrand Russell
Men are born ignorant,… – Bertrand Russell
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education. – Bertrand Russell
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
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