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Quote of Bertrand Russell - The theoretical understanding of the world...


Biography - Bertrand Russell:

British philosopher, logician and mathematician.
Born: 1872 - Died: 1970
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men.



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Quotes for: philosophy


Quotes

Quotes about philosophy:


Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our mind by means of our language.





To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.





There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.






Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.





Poetry is related to philosophy as experience is related to empirical science.





Happiness is the goal of philosophy. Or to be more precise, the goal of philosophy is wisdom, and therefore happiness.











Quotes for: world


Quotes

Quotes about the world:


The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.





To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.






The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.





Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.





Let us read and let us dance—these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.





How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.











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Bertrand Russell also said...


Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.





To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.





Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.





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





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





To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.












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