Bertrand Russell

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us read more

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the read more

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible but the read more

Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible but the world of pure reason knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity.