Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people to do so. Bertrand Russell alterearthkind Change image and share on social
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. Bertrand Russell killpatriotismreason Change image and share on social
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. Bertrand Russell absencedefinedesire Change image and share on social
Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell diefactpeople Change image and share on social
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it. Bertrand Russell baseerroneouserror Change image and share on social
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand Russell competitioncriminallife Change image and share on social
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. Bertrand Russell adoptfadeguideline Change image and share on social
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. Bertrand Russell aimanimalcivilise Change image and share on social
Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. Bertrand Russell feltgatereal Change image and share on social
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. Bertrand Russell exactfindopposite Change image and share on social
