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Human Life Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Ever since men became capable of free speculation, their actions, in innumerable important respects, have depended upon their theories as to the world and human…
- Those who in principle oppose birth control are either incapable of arithmetic or else in favour of war, pestilence and famine as permanent features of…
- He will see himself and life and the world as truly as our human limitations will permit; realizing the brevity and minuteness of human life,…
- Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents
- Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries…
- ... the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be.
- I must, before I die, find some way to say the essential thing that is in me, that I have never said yet -- a…
- Understanding human nature must be the basis of any real improvement in human life. Science has done wonders in mastering the laws of the physical…
- Love is wise; hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other,…
More Human Life Quotes
- Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain… — Karen Armstrong
- The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. — Francis Bacon
- If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and… — Honore de Balzac
- More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political… — Gary Bauer
- I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. — Simone de Beauvoir
- The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but… — Joseph Addison
- Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God. — Henry Ward Beecher
- An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare… — Felix Adler
- The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As… — Andrew Bernstein
- Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the… — Ambrose Bierce
- Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life. — John Boehner
- Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy… — Alvar Aalto