Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go
If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it
Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent
Do not feel certain of anything
Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness
All human activity is prompted by desire
A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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