Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move with him like flies on a summer day

Quote by Bertrand Russell

Topics: Conviction Quotes

I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those...

I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

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.

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power....

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power....

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

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,...

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 --...

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 man treats a motor car as foolishly as he treats another human being. When...

No man treats a motor car as foolishly as he treats another human being. When...

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,...

To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is...

To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is...

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It...

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It...

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...

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name - Romeo...

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name - Romeo...

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and...

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows. Here is the root of the root and...