Quotes by Bertrand Russell

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

#Power

Men who allow their love of power to give them a distorted view of the...

#Love, #Men, #Power

It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you...

#Knowledge

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

#Knowledge

On the one hand, philosophy is to keep us thinking about things that we may...

#Knowledge

The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power

#Knowledge

Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the most thoughtless, and in...

#Knowledge

If today were a fish I'd throw it back

#Time

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

#Leisure, #Time

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

#Life

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

#Life

A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure...

#Life