Bertrand Russell Quotes & Sayings

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”

“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”

“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.”

“Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.”

“To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.”

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.”

“A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.”