Bertrand Russell Short Quotes

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I shall rot and nothing of my ego will survive.

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Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man.

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It is only theory that makes men completely incautious.

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Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived.

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A fact, in science, is not a mere fact, but an instance.

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Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do.

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The momentary state of science that may change tomorrow...

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There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

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Power may be defined as the production of intended effects.

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Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.

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Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

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In the ordinary business of life punctuality is... necessary.

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The state is primarily an organization for killing foreigners.

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Science is what we know, and philosophy is what we don't know.

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Righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead.

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Opinions which justify cruelty are inspired by cruel impulses.

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Man is a part of Nature, not something contrasted with Nature.

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I should say that the universe is just there, and that is all.

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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

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Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.

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Any pleasure that does no harm to other people is to be valued.

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Worry is a form of fear, and all forms of fear produce fatigue.

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Philosophy seems to me on the whole a rather hopeless business.

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The experience of overcoming fear is extraordinarily delightful.

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What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.

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No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.

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Too little liberty brings stagnation, and too much brings chaos.

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Dora and I are now married, but just as happy as we were before.

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Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.

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We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.

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