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Inspiring Wisdom – A Collection of Bertrand Russell Quotes

    The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

    Freedom is the only condition of human happiness.

    To be able to think freely is to be free.

    The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.

    War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

    Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

    Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers, but for the sake of the questions themselves.

    The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

    Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don’t know.

    Knowledge is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.

    The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

    All serious thinkers are in some way afraid of the consequences of their thoughts.

    The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

    Happiness is not something that depends on our outer conditions; it is governed by our mental attitude.

    A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

    If there is an ultimate truth, it is that there are many truths.

    The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

    Every great idea begins as a joke.

    We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

    A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into his own language.

    One of the signs of a good education is the ability to differentiate between the important and the trivial.

    To fear death is to misunderstand life.

    I think the fact that I am a thinker makes my beliefs more fluid.

    Change is one of the few constants in life; embrace it to grow.

    Curiosity is the compass that leads us to the heart of knowledge.

    The essence of the Liberal tradition is belief in progress.

    A philosopher is a person who questions everything, including their own beliefs.

    Truth is the first casualty of war.

    The quest for understanding is the most noble pursuit of mankind.

    Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

    Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.

    Every man who says he is a philosopher has been forcing himself to think.

    Count no day lost in which you waited your turn.

    The limits of my language are the limits of my world.

    Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

    The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

    The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

    Beliefs are often mere shadows of thoughts that don’t stand up to close scrutiny.

    We are all more closely tied to the future than the past.

    To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, not what they say.

    Philosophy should be taught in a way that encourages critical thinking.

    The most significant world-changing ideas often start as simple conversations.

    Reflect on your convictions; they are the blueprint of your reality.

    Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

    Seek not the answers, but the questions that guide you towards growth.

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