Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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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
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd
The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts
Sin is geographical
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know
Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction
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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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