207 Quotations by Bertrand Russell
- 21. Bad philosophers may have a certain influence; good philosophers, never.
- 22. Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more success ...
- 23. Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by t ...
- 24. But all who are not lunitics are agreed about certain things: That it is better to be alive than dea ...
- 25. Can a society in which thought and technique are scientific persist for a long period, as, for examp ...
- 26. Change is one thing, progress another. "Change" is scientific, "progress" is ethical; change is indu ...
- 27. Change is scientific, progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of co ...
- 28. Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for ...
- 29. Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard su ...
- 30. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
- 31. Drunkenness is temporary suicide.
- 32. Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with o ...
- 33. Even in civilized mankind faint traces of monogamous instincts can be perceived.
- 34. Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken.
- 35. Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environ ...
- 36. Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with hi ...
- 37. Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.
- 38. Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
- 39. Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is ...
- 40. Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.
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