Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Top 25 Bertrand Russell Quotes
- “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
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- “Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty.”
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- “No great achievement is possible without persistent work.”
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- “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”
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- “Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
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- “I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”
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- “Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.”
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- “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “Love is wise – Hatred is foolish.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.”
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- “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”
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- “Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.”
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- “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “Mathematics is only the art of saying the same thing in different words.”
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- “We must be sceptical even of our scepticism.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.”
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- “Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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- “The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.”
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- “Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.”
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- “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.”
— Bertrand Russell
- “I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics.”
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