Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.-- Bertrand Russell
"Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim."-- Bertrand Russell
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.-- Bertrand Russell
As far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.-- Bertrand Russell
What is wanted is not the will to believe but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.-- Bertrand Russell
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.-- Bertrand Russell
"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists -- that is why they invented hell."-- Bertrand Russell
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
"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted."-- Bertrand Russell
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves but wiser people are full of doubts.-- Bertrand Russell
One of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence.-- Bertrand Russell
Cruel men believe in a cruel God and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly God, and they would be kindly in any case.-- Bertrand Russell
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.-- Bertrand Russell
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more often likely to be foolish than sensible.-- Bertrand Russell
"Some would sooner die than think. In fact, they often do."-- B. Russell
"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn."-- David Russell
"The man who has no tincture of philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from common sense, from the habitual beliefs of his age or nation, and from convictions which have grown up in his mind without the co-operation or consent of his deliberate reason."-- Bertrand Russell