Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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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...

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...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

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

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

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it...

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it...

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children...

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children...

A process which led from the amoebae to man appeared to the philosophers to be...

A process which led from the amoebae to man appeared to the philosophers to be...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are...

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...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a...

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a...

Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory...

Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory...

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all...

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all...

If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important...

The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important...

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents...

No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents...

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the...

Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the...