Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation...

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation...

All human activity is prompted by desire

All human activity is prompted by desire

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...

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...

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...

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...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a...

To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a...

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....

Sin is geographical.

Sin is geographical.

In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We...

In order to be happy we require all kinds of supports to our self-esteem. We...

The completely untravelled person will view all foreigners as the savage regards the members of...

The completely untravelled person will view all foreigners as the savage regards the members of...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.

Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.

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...

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.

An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.