Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin --...

No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward...

No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward...

All human activity is prompted by desire

All human activity is prompted by desire

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the...

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose you ancestors...

My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose you ancestors...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

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....

Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it...

Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it...

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

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...

Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory...

Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, the chief glory...

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...

The man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man; neither was...

The man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man; neither was...

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...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...

You can buy anything, But you cannot buy my feelings!!!

You can buy anything, But you cannot buy my feelings!!!

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning