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Practical Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.
- Gradually, ... the aspect of science as knowledge is being thrust into the background by the aspect of science as the power of manipulating nature.…
- Bolshevism is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism rather than with Christianity and Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are primarily personal religions, with mystical doctrines and a…
- Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy.
- There can't be a practical reason for believing something that is not true.
- While the dogmatist is harmful, the sceptic is useless ...; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is…
- The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages,…
More Practical Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or… — Giorgio Armani
- The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in… — Lord Acton
- I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't… — Christian Bale
- Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. — Henry Adams
- Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable. — L. Frank Baum
- I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: 'Checkout Time is 18… — Erma Bombeck
- In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all… — James MacGregor Burns
- Like all pure creatures, cats are practical. — William S. Burroughs
- We have the character of an island nation: independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty. We can no more change this… — David Cameron
- The spiritual is the parent of the practical. — Thomas Carlyle