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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human read more

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Mankind Quotes,
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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Belief Quotes,
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Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

Happiness is not best achieved by those who seek it directly.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Happiness Quotes,
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Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you read more

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Challenge Quotes,
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Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: read more

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Capitalism Quotes,
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It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary read more

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion

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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

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Sin is geographical.

Sin is geographical.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Sin Quotes,
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Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness read more

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Love Quotes,
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In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have read more

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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