Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

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...

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...

I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those...

I am a firm believer in democratic representative government as the best form for those...

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life

Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster.

Dread of disaster makes everybody act in the very way that increases the disaster.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one...

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one...

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...

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...

Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love

Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired...

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired...

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one,...

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one,...

If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced...

If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced...

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such...

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....

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...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...