Bertrand Russell ( 10 of 71 )
Most people would rather die than think;
in fact, they do so.
Most people would rather die than think;
in fact, they do so.
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and read more
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are read more
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine.
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary read more
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a fit place to live in, instead
The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or away from their wives on read more
The need for prostitution arises from the fact that many men are either unmarried or away from their wives on journeys, that such men are not content to remain continent, and that in a conventionally virtuous community they do not find respectable women.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.
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.
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
The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.
The commonest objection to birth control is that it is against nature.
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life read more
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
