British polymath, philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate
Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. – Bertrand Russell
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly. – Bertrand Russell
It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you. – Bertrand Russell
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. – Bertrand Russell
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good. – Bertrand Russell
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. – Bertrand Russell
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. – Bertrand Russell
Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself. – Bertrand Russell
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. – Bertrand Russell
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