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I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Fear, Philosophy
"Bertrand Russell's Greatest Paradox was His Faith" by Dan Delzell, www.christianpost.com. November 4, 2011.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Bertrand Russell
Inspirational, Funny, Patience

Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Life, Competition
Bertrand Russell (2002). “The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell: The Public Years, 1914-1970”, p.215, Psychology Press

I once saw a photograph of a large herd of wild elephants in Central Africa Seeing an airplane for the first time, and all in a state of wild collective terror... As, however, there were no journalists among them, the terror died down when the airplane was out of sight.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Airplane, Elephants

We are told that Sin consists in acting contrary to God's commands, but we are also told that God is omnipotent. If He is, nothing contrary to His will can occur; therefore when the sinner disobeys His commands, He must have intended this to happen.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, God, Humorous
Bertrand Russell (2009). “The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell”, p.51, Routledge

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

Bertrand Russell
Inspirational, Funny, Witty

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Happiness, Laughter
"The Conquest of Happiness" by Bertrand Russell, (Ch. 13), 1930.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

Bertrand Russell
Inspirational, Funny, Book
Bertrand Russell (2015). “The Conquest of Happiness”, p.28, Lulu Press, Inc

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Family, Dad
Bertrand Russell (1957). “Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects”, p.158, Simon and Schuster

There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.

Bertrand Russell
Funny, Men, Weight Loss
Bertrand Russell (2009). “The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell”, p.370, Routledge

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