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.
Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it must provide a harmless outlets read more
Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it must provide a harmless outlets for the impulses which our remote ancestors satisfied in hunting
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.
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.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can read more
Many people when they fall in love look for a little haven of refuge from the world, where they can be sure of being admired when they are not admirable, and praised when they are not praiseworthy.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have read more
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
