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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 14
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A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 1
One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 9
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 12
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Marriage and Morals (1929) ch. 5
Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Mysticism and Logic (1917) ch. 4
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It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatsoever for supposing it is true.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Sceptical Essays (1928), "On the Value of Scepticism"

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