Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper
The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours
The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them
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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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