Throughout the long period of religious doubt, I had been rendered very unhappy by the gradual loss of belief, but when the process was completed, I found to my surprise that I was quite glad to be done with the…

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

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...

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.

Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired...

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired...

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...

All movements go too far.

All movements go too far.

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...

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...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

If we could all live solitary and without labor, we could all enjoy this ecstasy...

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children...

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children...

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

It's a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just...

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it.

Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it.

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did...

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...

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

Some people use language to express thought, some to conceal thought, and others instead of...

Some people use language to express thought, some to conceal thought, and others instead of...

The Chinese, who know more about wisdom than any other race, designate the wise by...

The Chinese, who know more about wisdom than any other race, designate the wise by...