To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name. Bertrand Russell acquaintunderstand Change image and share on social
The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe. Bertrand Russell aughtbearcoward Change image and share on social
To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it. Bertrand Russell agecertaintychief Change image and share on social
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. Bertrand Russell friendlyhappinesshostile Change image and share on social
Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me. Bertrand Russell beliefcambridgegradually Change image and share on social
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. Bertrand Russell christianchurchdeliberately Change image and 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
It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. Bertrand Russell animalevidencelife Change image and share on social
The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours. Bertrand Russell purposesimilaritysuggest Change image and share on social
Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give. Bertrand Russell companionshipdeepgive Change image and share on social
