The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

His wit and irony - particularly when he uses them to condemn superstition - are...

His wit and irony - particularly when he uses them to condemn superstition - are...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we...

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...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

It is illegal in England to state in print that a wife can and should...

It is illegal in England to state in print that a wife can and should...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

Man, condemned today to lose his dearest, tomorrow himself to pass through the gate of...

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once...

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once...

Throughout the long period of religious doubt, I had been rendered very unhappy by the...

Throughout the long period of religious doubt, I had been rendered very unhappy by the...

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest...

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest...

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 slave is doomed to worship time and fate and death, because they are greater...

The slave is doomed to worship time and fate and death, because they are greater...

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.

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.

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...

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such...

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which...

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a...

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a...

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can...

I do not pretend to start with precise questions. I do not think you can...