Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness
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
Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge
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
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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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