Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and writer, 1872-1970
10 quotes.
Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
- Every kind of fear grows worse by not being looked at.
- Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
- The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
- There is an artist imprisoned in each one of us. Let him loose to spread joy everywhere.
- To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
- To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
- To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavor after a worthy manner of life.
- To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
- Without effort and change, human life cannot remain good. It is not a finished Utopia that we ought to desire, but a world where imagination and hope are alive and active.