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 affairgranthang Change image and share on social
In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards. Bertrand Russell admitamericaapply share on social
Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. Bertrand Russell absolutecertaintydissipate share on social
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. Bertrand Russell cocksuredoubtfull Change image and share on social
I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite. Bertrand Russell convincediscoveryfeel Change image and share on social
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself. Bertrand Russell beliefconvictionemotional Change image and share on social
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Bertrand Russell actcrowdfear Change image and share on social
Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery. Bertrand Russell bearextremehope Change image and share on social
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. Bertrand Russell desirehappinesslarge Change image and share on social
Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one. Bertrand Russell askcouragedie Change image and share on social
