More Quotes by Bertrand Russell
We know too much and feel too little. At least, we feel too little of those creative emotions from which a good life springs.
To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.
Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real state, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.
dont let the old break you; let the love make you.
If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.
No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
