Maxioms by Bertrand Russell
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and read more
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is read more
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.
What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more
What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer