About Bertrand Russell

British philosopher, logician and Nobel laureate in Literature. (1872-1970)

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• The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.'The Triumph of Stupidity', Mortals and Others (1933)
• One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.The Conquest of Happiness (1930)
• 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.The Conquest of Happiness (1930)
• Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.'A Liberal Decalogue', New York Times Magazine (1951)
• Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.'A Liberal Decalogue', New York Times Magazine (1951)
• 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.The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (1967)

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• No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.Charles Dickens
• We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.Jane Austen
• We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.Kurt Vonnegut
• We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.Ray Bradbury
• You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.John Wooden
• Success is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction and knowing you've made the effort, do the best of what you're capable.John Wooden

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