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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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...

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

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

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

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one,...

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one,...

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...

Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is...

Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make...

Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make...

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely...

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely...

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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...

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

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,...

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...

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can...

A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can...

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.