207 Quotations by Bertrand Russell
- 161. The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great ...
- 162. The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
- 163. The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
- 164. The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchston ...
- 165. The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any simi ...
- 166. The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but ...
- 167. The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times h ...
- 168. There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast abou ...
- 169. There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.
- 170. There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin ...
- 171. There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate gov ...
- 172. There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate gov ...
- 173. There will still be things that machines cannot do. They will not produce great art or great literat ...
- 174. There's a Bible on the shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire-poison and antidote.
- 175. This idea of weapons of mass exterminations utterly horrible and is something which no one with one ...
- 176. This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly ...
- 177. This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened ...
- 178. Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than ...
- 179. Thoughts is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privileg ...
- 180. Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearabl ...
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