Bertrand Russell

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.

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These are some quotes by British author Bertrand Russell Philosopher, who lived between May 18, 1872 and February 2, 1970.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

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Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

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That metre itself forms an essential part of all true poetry is a principle which not even the assertions of an Aristotle or the pronouncements of a Plato can disestablish.

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