Bertrand Russell quotes

Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, and Nobel laureate, widely regarded as one of the founders of analytic philosophy. His writings on logic, mathematics, and social issues had a profound influence on twentieth-century thought. He advocated for peace, rationality, and human rights throughout his life. Here are 711 of his quotes:

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues. (Bertrand Russell)
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. View quote
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Science is what we know, and philosophy is what we don't know. View quote
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Most people would rather die than think in fact, they do so. View quote
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The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts – the less you know the hotter you get. View quote
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It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. View quote
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Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. View quote
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The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. View quote
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A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand. View quote
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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths. View quote
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War does not determine who is right - only who is left. (Bertrand Russell)
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. View quote
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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. View quote
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The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. View quote
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. View quote
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A process which led from the amœba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress - though whether the amœba would agree with this opinion is not known. View quote
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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. View quote
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There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. View quote
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. View quote
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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. View quote
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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. (Bertrand Russell)
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones. View quote
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Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. View quote
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. View quote
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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. View quote
Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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Occupation: British Philosopher
Born: May 18, 1872
Died: February 2, 1970
Quotes count: 711
Wikipedia: Bertrand Russell

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