Bertrand Russell Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Bertrand Russell quotes, Bertrand Russell sayings, and Bertrand Russell proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. Bertrand Russell
Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice 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. Bertrand Russell
One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about. Bertrand Russell
It's easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you. Bertrand Russell
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. Bertrand Russell
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. Bertrand Russell
One must care about a world one will never see. Bertrand Russell
The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell
Most people would sooner die than start to think. In fact - they do so. Bertrand Russell
No great achievement is possible without persistent work. Bertrand Russell
Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one. Bertrand Russell
Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy. Bertrand Russell
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good. Bertrand Russell
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. Bertrand Russell
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination. Bertrand Russell
Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. Bertrand Russell
Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual word, but every possible word, must conform. Bertrand Russell
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture. Bertrand Russell
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country. Bertrand Russell
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. Bertrand Russell
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. Bertrand Russell
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. Bertrand Russell
Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness. Bertrand Russell
Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities. Bertrand Russell
Even when the experts all agree, they may well be mistaken. Bertrand Russell
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues. Bertrand Russell
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell
War does not determine who is right - only who is left. Bertrand Russell