I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is a rare exception. I had supposed that most people liked money better than almost anything…

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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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 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...

Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in...

Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in...

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been...

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been...

My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose you ancestors...

My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose you ancestors...

Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the...

Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the...

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief...

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief...

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

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 has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have...

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have...

In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with...

In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty....

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty....

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...

To be worthy of the name, he must be free of two things; the force...

To be worthy of the name, he must be free of two things; the force...

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.