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Substitutes Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- We may define "faith" as the firm belief in something for which there is no evidence. Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith."…
- A word is used "correctly" when the average hearer will be affected by it in the way intended. This is a psychological, not a literary,…
- Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is…
- Science is no substitute for virtue; the heart is as necessary for a good life as the head.
- Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress, both…
- For love of domination we must substitute equality; for love of victory we must substitute justice; for brutality we must substitute intelligence; for competition we…
More Substitutes Quotes
- Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. — Saint Augustine
- Communism introduced into the world a substitute for true religion. It is a counterfeit of the gospel plan. — Ezra Taft Benson
- Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver. — Ambrose Bierce
- My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a… — Lewis Black
- Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. — Aesop
- Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement. — Louis D. Brandeis
- A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. — Warren Buffett
- The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it. — Anthony Burgess
- One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link. — Paul Cezanne
- If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel,… — Oswald Chambers
- There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance. — Cesar Chavez
- I like live audiences, with real people - virtual reality is no substitute. — Hillary Clinton