The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.

The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts.

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

Sex outside marriage is sin; sex within marriage is not sin.

The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or...

The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or...

To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without, being paralyzed by hesitation, is...

To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without, being paralyzed by hesitation, is...

Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the...

Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work...

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

Young men and young women meet each other with much less difficulty than was formerly...

Young men and young women meet each other with much less difficulty than was formerly...

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,...

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...

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

Real love hurts, real love makes you totally open and vulnerable. Real love will take...

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...

To be worthy of the name, he must be free of two things; the force...

To be worthy of the name, he must be free of two things; the force...

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...

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and...

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and...