In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward his pupils and a genuine desire to… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
It is false to suggest that men must turn away from his desires in the interest of a higher duty. Men only… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The State is a collection of officials, different for difference purposes, drawing comfortable incomes so long as the status quo is preserved.… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I resolved from the beginning of my quest that I would not be misled by sentiment and desire into beliefs for which… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I don't care for the applause one gets by saying what others are thinking; I want actually to change people's thoughts. Power… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There are certain things that our age needs, and certain things that it should avoid. It needs compassion and a wish that… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Even if it is indifferent to human desires, as it seems to be; if human life is a passing episode, hardly noticeable… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In regard to the past, where contemplation is not obscured by desire and the need for action, we see, more clearly than… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“My desire and wish is that the things I start with should be so obvious that you wonder why I spend my… — 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 Image
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 Image
Those who advocate common usage in philosophy sometimes speak in a manner that suggests the mystique of the 'common man.' — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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