Bertrand Russell ( 10 of 71 )
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.
Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous, read more
Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful, and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous, and loathed because they impose slavery
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some things are more nearly certain read more
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some things are more nearly certain than others
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one.
Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one.
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 s ofull of doubts.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
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.
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent
Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent
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.
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, read more
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny
