The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. Bertrand Russell facefacthappiness Change image and share on social
Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives. Bertrand Russell afflictdesireescape Change image and share on social
Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction. Bertrand Russell brotherlydestructionexcuse Change image and share on social
Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires. Bertrand Russell desireindignationsubmission Change image and share on social
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Bertrand Russell goodguideinspire Change image and share on social
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. Bertrand Russell consciencecrueltydelight Change image and share on social
I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe - because, like Spinoza's God, it won't love us in return. Bertrand Russell accidentalgodhuman Change image and share on social
Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country. Bertrand Russell countrydiekill Change image and share on social
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Bertrand Russell absurdevidencefact Change image and share on social
In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. Bertrand Russell ambiguityavoidexperience Change image and share on social
