It's not what you have lost, but what you have left that counts. Bertrand Russell More Quotes by Bertrand Russell More Quotes From Bertrand Russell Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. Bertrand Russell racehappinesspeople Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Bertrand Russell fearmenthinking Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy. Bertrand Russell springhappyhappiness I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. Bertrand Russell progressaddictionphilosophy Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. Bertrand Russell freedomfeardesire To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy. Bertrand Russell importancedemocracycitizens Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one. Bertrand Russell creativitycreativeideas A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known. Bertrand Russell progressmenscience The examination system, and the fact that instruction is treated mainly as a training for a livelihood, leads the young to regard knowledge from a purely utilitarian point of view as the road to money, not as the gateway to wisdom. Bertrand Russell viewsscienceknowledge The scientific attitude of mind involves a sweeping away of all other desires in the interest of the desire to know. Bertrand Russell attitudescienceknowledge If you had the power to destroy the world, would you do so? Bertrand Russell ifsworld The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more amazing becomes what human beings have achieved. Bertrand Russell realizingachievementfaces Civilized people cannot fully satisfy their sexual instinct without love. Bertrand Russell instinctsexpeople It is only through imagination that men become aware of what the world might be; without it, ‘progress’ would become mechanical and trivial. Bertrand Russell progressimaginationmen Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one. Bertrand Russell couragementhinking The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life. Bertrand Russell good-lifelife-ishappy-life We know too much and feel too little. Bertrand Russell too-muchemotionlittles Mysticism is, in essence, little more than a certain intensity and depth of feeling in regard to what is believed about the universe. Bertrand Russell depthessencefeelings A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing anxiety. Bertrand Russell anxietymatterworry If we spent half an hour every day in silent immobility, I am convinced that we should conduct all our affairs, personal, national, and international, far more sanely than we do at present. Bertrand Russell affairmeditationhalf
