Wisdom quotes by Bertrand Russell

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"These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair."
"Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matters; second, telling other people to do so."
"Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure."
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
"When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory."
"The essence of life is doing things for their own sakes."
"Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so."
"Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken."
"Common sense is what tells you that the world is flat."