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Bertrand Russell Quotes

Total quotes: 8
“To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true.”
— Bertrand Russell, The Prospects of Industrial Civilisation
Tagged: Courage
“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
— Bertrand Russell, What I Have Lived For
Tagged: Love, Knowledge, Desire, Sympathetic
“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, The Conquest of Happiness
Tagged: Happiness, interests, Passion, Imagination, friendly
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
— Bertrand Russell, via Pinterest
Tagged: Time
“Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.”
— Bertrand Russell, A History Of Western Philosophy
Tagged: Ignorance, Philosophy, Education, School, Knowledge, Growing Pains, Intelligence
“Change is scientific, progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy.”
— Bertrand Russell, The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, 1903-1959
Tagged: Change, Life, Progress, Controversy
“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give. ”
— Bertrand Russell, Marriage And Morals
Tagged: Love, Intimacy, Passion, Making Love
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”
— Bertrand Russell, What I Believe
Tagged: good life, love and knowledge, Life, Living
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