Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to pursue important work in spite of general indifference or hostility, and arrive at opinions which are opposed to prevalent errors.


Power: A New Social Analysis (ed. Routledge, 2004) - ISBN: 9781135152543

Bertrand Russell Quotes

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to...

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to...

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to...

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to...