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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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...

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power....

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power....

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

If politics is to become scientific, and if the event is not to be constantly...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a...

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions,...

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions,...

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...

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...

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...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

In all affairs, love, religion, politics, or business, it's a healthy idea, now and then,...

Man is a feeble creature, to whom only submission and worship are besoming. Pride is...

Man is a feeble creature, to whom only submission and worship are besoming. Pride is...

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite...

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

All human activity is prompted by desire

All human activity is prompted by desire

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the...

The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the...

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from...

LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from...