Bertrand Russell ( 10 of 71 )
Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value.
Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value.
Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with read more
Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul to God, or with mystic insight, or with any of the matters with which the more elevated and spiritual moralists are co
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people read more
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.
Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: read more
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate
The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way
The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the read more
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
