Drunkenness is temporary suicide.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful...

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it...

It is because modern education is so seldom inspired by a great hope that it...

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

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...

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation...

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation...

More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the...

More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the...

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also...

If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also...

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

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

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.

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,...

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will...

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

The man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man; neither was...

The man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man; neither was...

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness

All human activity is prompted by desire

All human activity is prompted by desire

It is the human wish to be told lies that keep us as primitive morally...

It is the human wish to be told lies that keep us as primitive morally...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size...