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Commonly Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- While the dogmatist is harmful, the sceptic is useless ...; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is…
- I hold all knowledge that is concerned with things that actually exist - all that is commonly called Science - to be of very slight…
- Before World War I one of the objections commonly urged against votes for women was that women would tend to be pacifists. During the war…
More Commonly Quotes
- It is in life as it is in ways, the shortest way is commonly the foulest, and surely the fairer way is… — Francis Bacon
- Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. — Francis Bacon
- Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely,… — Ambrose Bierce
- Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another. — Ambrose Bierce
- Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. — Ambrose Bierce
- Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege… — Ambrose Bierce
- It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of… — Nicolas Chamfort
- As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a… — Lord Chesterfield
- It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. — Edmond H. Fischer
- The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
- The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren. — Doug Larson
- In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God. — John Bunyan