John Ruskin
View AuthorThere is no wealth but life.
John Ruskin
View AuthorTo banish imperfection is to destroy expression, oppose effort, and paralyze vitality.
John Ruskin
View AuthorWhat we think, what we know, what we believe, ultimately, is of little importance. The only truly transcendent thing is what we do.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorMuch of the world's difficulties are due to the fact that the ignorant are completely confident and the intelligent are full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorIn all activities, it is healthy, from time to time, to question those things that have long been taken for granted.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorLacking some of the things one desires is a necessary condition for happiness.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorThe 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.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorTo fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already half dead.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorThe history of the world is the sum of what could have been avoidable.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorThe wise use of leisure is a product of civilization and education.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorThe hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which bridge to burn.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorA generation that cannot tolerate boredom will be a generation of little value.