Tag: Bertrand Russell
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Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.
Bertrand Russell
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Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.
Bertrand Russell
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A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
Bertrand Russell
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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
Bertrand Russell
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The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Bertrand Russell
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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
Bertrand Russell
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Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires.
Bertrand Russell
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I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can start with anything precise. You have to achieve such precision as you can, as you go along.
Bertrand Russell
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I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe – because, like Spinoza’s God, it won’t love us in return.
Bertrand Russell
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.
Bertrand Russell