"There's a Bible on that shelf there. But……" — Bertrand Russell

"There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire - poison and antidote."

— Bertrand Russell

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824 Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell has 824 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to…
I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. I equally cannot prove that Satan…
If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.
But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done…
This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the second…
One must expect a war between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. which will begin with the total destruction of London. I think…
Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit.
The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without…
Life is just one cup of coffee after another, and don't look for anything else.
Almost all education has a political motive: it aims at strengthening some group, national or religious or even social, in…
Drunkeness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.
Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.

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More Antidote Quotes

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Action is the antidote to despair. — Joan Baez
Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax. — Mario Batali
What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here… — Maya Angelou
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities… — Alan Barth
The only real antidote to worry or problems is systematic, purposeful action in the direction of your goals. — Brian Tracy
The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is… — Jerry Bridges
There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That's what happens to me every… — Garson Kanin
Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair. — Dean Koontz
A library takes the gift of reading one step further by offering personalized learning opportunities second to none, a powerful… — Julie Andrews
The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of… — Dalai Lama
A red-hot belief in eternal glory is probably the best antidote to human panic that there is. — Phyllis Bottome
Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty. — Jean de la Bruyere

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