Maxioms by Bertrand Russell
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.
What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more
What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one.
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one.
It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary read more
It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.
