Bertrand Russell Philosophical Quotes — Page 39

Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.”

Mean Art Happiness

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Philosopher, Mathematician

Philosophical

“There was a law in Connecticut - I believe it is still formally unrepealed - making it illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.”

Believe Kissing Sunday

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Philosophical

“No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.”

Wise Affection

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Philosophical

“Animal rights, taken to their logical conclusion, mean votes for oysters.”

Mean Animal

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Philosophical

“There is in Aristotle an almost complete absence of what may be called benevolence or philanthropy. The sufferings of mankind . . . there is no evidence that they cause him unhappiness except when the sufferers happen to be his friends.”

May Suffering Causes

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Philosophical

“There have been poverty, pestilence, and famine, which were due to man's inadequate mastery of nature. There have been wars, oppressions and tortures which have been due to men's hostility to their fellow men.”

Men War Mastery

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Philosophical

“[There are m]oral precepts that we consider really important, such as 'don't pick your nose' or 'don't eat peas with a knife'. There may, for ought I know, be admirable reasons for eating peas with a knife, but . . . early persuasion has made me completely incapable of appreciating them.”

Important Appreciate Knives

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Philosophical

“The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else.”

Source Increase Irritation

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Philosophical

“Protestants, from the first, have been distinguished from their opponents by what they do not believe; to throw over one more dogma is, therefore, merely to carry the movement one stage further. Moral fervor is the essence of the matter.”

Believe Essence Movement

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Philosophical

“There are some simple maxims which I think might be commended to writers of expository prose. First: never use a long word if a short word will do. So, if you want to make a statement with a great many qualifications, put some of the qualifications in separate sentences. Third: do not let the beginning of your sentence lead the reader to an expectation which is contradicted by the end.”

Thinking Long Simple

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Philosophical

“Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers from three defects: it is cocksure, vague and self-contradictory. The first step towards philosophy consists in becoming aware of these defects, not in order to rest content with a lazy scepticism, but in order to substitute an amended kind of knowledge which shall be tentative, precise and self-consistent.”

Real Self Philosophy

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Philosophical

“There are infinite possibilities of error, and more cranks take up fashionable untruths than unfashionable truths.”

Science Truth Errors

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