Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead...

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead...

Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent

Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on....

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on....

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...

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

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

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

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,...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents

Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents

I have sought love because in the union of love I have seen, in a...

I have sought love because in the union of love I have seen, in a...

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in...

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...

Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one.

Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one.

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our...

Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our...

Masonry is one of the most sublime and perfect institutions that ever was formed for...

Masonry is one of the most sublime and perfect institutions that ever was formed for...

2 Pac...I really had genuinely brotherly love for Pac when I became a part of...

2 Pac...I really had genuinely brotherly love for Pac when I became a part of...

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.

God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.