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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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Quote 3608
The good life must be lived in a good society, and is not fully possible otherwise.Quote 3607
Men have sacrificed their lives to helping lepers in such a case, the love they felt cannot have had any element of aesthetic delight.Quote 3606
Love is a word which covers a variety of feelings; I have used it purposely, as I wish to include them all.Quote 3605
I cannot, therefore, prove that my view of the good life is right; I can only state my view, and hope that as many as possible will agree.Quote 3604
In the world of values, Nature in itself is neutral, neither good nor bad, deserving of neither admiration nor censure.Quote 3587
The world is a unity, and the man who pretends to live independently is a conscious or unconscious parasite.Quote 3586
That is why love is better than hate, because it brings harmony instead of conflict into the desires of the persons concerned.Quote 3585
Love is a word which covers a variety of feelings.Quote 3584
Although both love and knowledge are necessary, love is in a sense more fundamental.Quote 3583
Neither love without knowledge, nor knowledge without love can produce a good life.Quote 3582
Knowledge and love are both indefinitely extensible; therefore, however good a life may be, a better life can be imagined.Quote 3581
It is for us to determine the good life, not for Nature - not even for Nature personified as God.Quote 3580
It is we who create value, and our desires which confer value.Quote 3579
Man is a part of Nature, not something contrasted with Nature.Quote 3384
There is no conceivable way of making people do things they do not wish to do.More quotes on the topics: freedom conscience wisdom
Quote 3377
I cannot admit that they are living the good life.Quote 3376
A small number of them may enrich a community; but a world composed of them would die of boredom.Quote 3375
Civilization should be something added to this, not substituted for it,Quote 3374
I think that in all descriptions of the good life here on earth we must assume a certain basis of animal vitality and animal instinct; without this, life becomes tame and uninteresting.Quote 3373
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.Quote 1494
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdomMore quotes on the topics: conquest fear wisdom self-development chance
Quote 1481
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrongMore quotes on the topics: death errors mistakes conviction
Quote 903
Anything you're good at contributes to happinessQuote 752
Love is a little haven of refuge from the world.More quotes on the topics: love world refuge protection
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