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. Bertrand Russell beautifulconferhate Change image and share on social
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues. Bertrand Russell gossippeoplesecret Change image and share on social
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones. Bertrand Russell absenceanimalbad Change image and share on social
The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. Bertrand Russell familyfathergolf Change image and share on social
Almost everything that distinguishes the modern world from earlier centuries is attributable to science, which achieved its most spectacular triumphs in the seventeenth century. Bertrand Russell achieveattributablecentury Change image and share on social
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. Bertrand Russell fullgrowmagical Change image and share on social
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. Bertrand Russell approachbeliefbreakdown Change image and share on social
No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful? Bertrand Russell beautifulchimneyhoot Change image and share on social
Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution. Bertrand Russell amountcommonendure Change image and share on social
There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less. Bertrand Russell accountfathippopotamus share on social
