Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the world are to be found in every asylum: one man will think that he is the Governor of the Bank of England, another will think…

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it...

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the...

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their...

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their...

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if...

It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if...

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means...

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.

There is no greater reason for children to honour parents than for parents to honour...

There is no greater reason for children to honour parents than for parents to honour...

Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with...

Belief in God and a future life makes it possible to go through life with...

Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent

Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible

With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and...

With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and...

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is...

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is...

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...

Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual...

Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual...

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...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

The world's a stage, where God's omnipotence, His justice, knowledge, love, and providence do act...

The world's a stage, where God's omnipotence, His justice, knowledge, love, and providence do act...