Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Bertrand Russell
Born: May 18, 1872
Died: February 2, 1970 (aged 97)
Bio: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist.
Known for:
Most used words:
Bertrand Russell Quotes