I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I had supposed that most people liked money better than almost anything…

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward...

No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure.

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have...

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have...

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of...

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

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

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

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

An extra-terrestrial philosopher, who had watched a single youth up to the age of twenty-one...

An extra-terrestrial philosopher, who had watched a single youth up to the age of twenty-one...

The age of the book is almost gone.

The age of the book is almost gone.

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and Driving...

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and Driving...