We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side; one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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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...

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

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...

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

By religion I mean a set of beliefs held as dogmas, dominating the conduct of...

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

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...

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...

The difference between mind and brain is not a difference of quality, but a difference...

The difference between mind and brain is not a difference of quality, but a difference...

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...

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...

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with...

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with...

If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced...

If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced...

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...

I do so hate to leave this world

I do so hate to leave this world

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,...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love; all these...

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

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

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...

Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which...

Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which...

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high....

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high....

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten...

$The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten...$

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse