Inspirational Quotations by Bertrand Russell

  • It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly,
    just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
    From Issue 160
  • The trouble with the world is that
    the stupid are cocksure and
    the intelligent are full of doubt.
    From Issue 235
  • Intelligence is not to make any mistakes,
    but quickly to see how to make them good.
    From Issue 240
  • Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.
    From Issue 261
  • To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
    From Issue 285
  • One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous
    breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
    From Issue 307

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