Bertrand Russell Quotes

The happy man is one who lives objectively, who is free in his affections and has broad interests, who secures happiness through these interests and affections, which in turn make him an object of interest and affection for many others.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already half dead.

The history of the world is the sum of what could have been avoidable.

The wise use of leisure is a product of civilization and education.

The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.

A generation that cannot tolerate boredom will be a generation of little value.

Mathematics can be defined as that subject about which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

Scientists strive to make the impossible possible. Politicians strive to make the possible impossible.

How pleasant it would be a world in which no one was allowed to operate in the stock market unless they had passed an exam in Greek economics and poetry, and in which politicians were required to have a solid knowledge of history and modern novels!

I oppose all superstition, whether Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Buddhist.

The most enlightened among the Greeks held that slavery was justifiable as long as the masters were Greek and the slaves were barbarians, but the opposite case was contrary to nature.

The conclusion is that we know very little, and yet it is amazing how much we know. Even more amazing is that such little knowledge can yield so much power.