I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe - because, like Spinoza's God, it won't love us in return.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

If two hitherto rival football teams, under the influence of brotherly love, decided to co-operate...

Sin is geographical.

Sin is geographical.

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...

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....

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

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

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

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

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain...

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain...

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...

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of...

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of...

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three...

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three...

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure...

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure...

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a...

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a...

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...

This idea of weapons of mass exterminations utterly horrible and is something which no one...

This idea of weapons of mass exterminations utterly horrible and is something which no one...

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the...

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the...

Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.

Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is...

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is...

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of...

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of...