More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The average man's opinions are much less foolish than they would be if he thought for himself. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It is the things for which there is no evidence that are believed with passion. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they all worship the same God. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There is an artist imprisoned in each one of us. Let him loose to spread joy everywhere. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Many a marriage hardly differs from prostitution, except being harder to escape from. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
A good notation has a subtlety and suggestiveness which at times make it almost seem like a live teacher. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything you are safe in inferring that he is an… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Right conduct can never, except by some rare accident, be promoted by ignorance or hindered by knowledge. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
No Carthaginian denied Moloch, because to do so would have required more courage that was required to face death in battle. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit. - Octavio Paz The time you enjoy wasting is not… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Curious learning not only makes unpleasant things less unpleasant but also makes pleasant things more pleasant. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
A priori Logical propositions are such as can be known a priori without study of the actual world. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit? — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
We may often do as we please - but we cannot please as we please. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
A widespread belief is more often likely to be foolish than sensible. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Your writing is never as good as you hoped; but never as bad as you feared. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to suppose that Christianity offers… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
Those who advocate common usage in philosophy sometimes speak in a manner that suggests the mystique of the 'common man.' — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
“Such, in outline, but even more purposeless, more void of meaning, is the world which Science presents for our belief. Amid such a world,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
Of all evils of war the greatest is the purely spiritual evil: the hatred, the injustice, the repudiation of truth, the artificial conflict. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
The newspapers at one time said that I was dead but after carefully examining the evidence I came to the conclusion that this statement… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
“Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion.” — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
“Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
There is no greater reason for children to honour parents than for parents to honour children except, that while the children are young, the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share
