There is little of the true philosophic spirit in Aquinas. He does not, like the Platonic Socrates, set out to follow wherever the argument may lead.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love

Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing,...

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty....

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty....

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

I do so hate to leave this world

I do so hate to leave this world

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield...

Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield...

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of...

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...

Sin is geographical.

Sin is geographical.

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without...

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...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are...

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are...

Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts...

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...

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from...

Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from...

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...

Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing...