Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

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...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds...

Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds...

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and...

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and...

The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties...

The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties...

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

A large proportion of the human race, it is true, is obliged to work so...

A large proportion of the human race, it is true, is obliged to work so...

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...

All movements go too far.

All movements go too far.

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope...

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope...

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the...

Ants and savages put strangers to death.

Ants and savages put strangers to death.

We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side; one which we preach...

We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side; one which we preach...

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of...

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

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

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

Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in...

Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in...

Knowledge is the only fountain both of the love and the principles of human liberty

Knowledge is the only fountain both of the love and the principles of human liberty

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.

Knowledge is gained by learning; trust by doubt; skill by practice; and love by love.