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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Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and...

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and...

To a modern mind, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about a virtuous life if...

To a modern mind, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about a virtuous life if...

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for...

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for...

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The slave is doomed to worship time and fate and death, because they are greater...

The slave is doomed to worship time and fate and death, because they are greater...

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this...

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based...

A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

Male superiority in former days was easily demonstrated, because if a woman questioned her husband's...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

A pas de deux is a dialogue of love. How can there be conversation if...

A pas de deux is a dialogue of love. How can there be conversation if...

In their first passion women love their lovers, in all the others they love love.

In their first passion women love their lovers, in all the others they love love.