It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions,...

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions,...

You may, if you are an old-fashioned schoolmaster, wish to consider yourself full of universal...

You may, if you are an old-fashioned schoolmaster, wish to consider yourself full of universal...

Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more...

Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

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...

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence...

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

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

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

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...

For over two thousand years it has been the custom among earnest moralists to decry...

For over two thousand years it has been the custom among earnest moralists to decry...

Throughout the long period of religious doubt, I had been rendered very unhappy by the...

Throughout the long period of religious doubt, I had been rendered very unhappy by the...

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if...

The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if...

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some...

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some...

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are...

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are...

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it...

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it...

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in...

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in...

The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important...

The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important...

There would be far less suffering in the world if human beings-God knows why they...

There would be far less suffering in the world if human beings-God knows why they...

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to...

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to...