When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.

Quote by Bertrand Russell

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For over two thousand years it has been the custom among earnest moralists to decry...

For over two thousand years it has been the custom among earnest moralists to decry...

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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...

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is...

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is...

No man treats a motor car as foolishly as he treats another human being. When...

No man treats a motor car as foolishly as he treats another human being. When...

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...

Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are...

Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are...

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Vanity is a motive of immense potency.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

People are zealous for a cause when they are not quite positive that it is...

People are zealous for a cause when they are not quite positive that it is...

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.

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth

Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth

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...

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I...

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are...

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all...

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all...

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.