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Bertrand Russell’s classic quotes

1. Some children have the habit of thinking, and the purpose of education is to eradicate this habit from them.

Source: "My Faith", 1925

2·Science increases our power to do good or evil. (Quotation on November 20)

Source; "My Faith", 1925

3. Broadly speaking, those who desire power most are those who are most likely to obtain power. Source: "On Power", 1938

4·China is the exception to all rules. Source: "Skepticism", 1928

5. Einstein's theory of relativity makes people feel that they understand less. Source: "Modern Science and Its Future"

6·A beggar will not be jealous of a millionaire, but he will definitely be jealous of a beggar with a higher income

Source: "The Road to Happiness" 》, 1930 

7·Youth is a period of open-mindedness, and you should use this period to develop your own open-minded character. (November 6 quote)

8. Many people would rather die than think. In fact, they did not think until they died.

9·My life is exactly this: make career become joy, and make joy become career.

10·Looking at the time they go to school every day, Chinese children are the most thoughtful.

11. Be honest even if the truth is unpleasant, because it often takes more effort to hide the truth.

12. Don’t be afraid of having unique views, because the common sense we accept now was once a unique view.

13. Don’t blindly worship any authority, because you can always find the opposite authority.

14. Don’t be absolutely certain about everything.

15·The biggest trouble in this world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain about themselves, while the hearts of wise men are always full of doubts.

16·Science is what we already know, philosophy is what we don’t know yet. Philosophy is our special power to talk nonsense. Philosophy is reasonable conjecture.

17·Patriotism means killing or being killed for some very boring reasons.

Source: In 1914, when the First World War broke out, Russell actively promoted anti-war ideas and advocated "CO" (conscientious objection to the military); during several anti-war speeches, he was criticized by the British Violent attacks by patriotic people. Cambridge University demanded that Russell pay a fine of 110 pounds or be voluntarily dismissed. Russell chose to dismiss him and used this sentence to satirize patriotism.

18·American democracy is lifeless and meaningless because the people cannot replace those who truly rule them.

Meaning: It is ironic that the real power of rule in the United States is "hereditary" in the big companies of the big bosses. Every U.S. president must serve the interests of these big companies that control everything.

A beautiful life is a life inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Many people would rather die than think. In fact, they never thought about it until they died.

There is no doubt that the desire to possess food has been, and still is, one of the main causes of major political events.

An important aspect that makes humans different from other animals is that humans have endless desires that can never be satisfied. Desires make humans restless even in heaven.

The python goes to sleep after it is full and does not wake up until it needs to eat again. Most people are not like the python. The Arabs who were accustomed to eating a few dates to satisfy their hunger did not get the wealth of the Eastern Roman Empire. With a little nod, the Greek slaves would serve them the most exquisite food. However, other desires made them act, especially the following four. kind. Can be called: possessiveness, competitiveness, vanity, lust for power

Possessiveness - the desire to possess as much property as possible or to have ownership of property - is a motive. I think this motivation arises from a combination of fear and the desire to have the necessities.

My life is exactly this: turning career into joy, and making joy into career.

Be honest even if the truth is unpleasant, because hiding the truth often takes more effort.

Don’t be afraid of having unique opinions, because the common sense we now accept was once unique.

“The longing for love, the pursuit of knowledge, and the unstoppable sympathy for human suffering, these three simple but strong emotions have dominated my life.”

Hope is the crutch of perseverance, and patience is the travel bag. Carrying them, people can walk around the world and embark on the eternal journey

As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be polite to everyone.

Ten Commandments of Free Thought

Don’t be absolutely certain about everything;

Don’t try to hide evidence, because the evidence will eventually be exposed;

< p>Don't be afraid to think, because thinking can always be beneficial;

When someone disagrees with you, even if the opinions come from your husband or children, you should use arguments to convince them, not Use authority to conquer, because victory achieved by authority is illusory and self-deceptive;

Don’t blindly worship any authority, because you can always find the opposite authority;

Don’t use power Suppress opinions that you think are harmful, because if you suppress them, it only means that you yourself have been suppressed by these opinions;

Don’t be afraid of having unique opinions, because we now accept common sense They were all unique opinions; 8. Rather than passively agreeing with other people's opinions, it is better to object rationally, because if you believe in your own wisdom, then your dissent shows more agreement;

Even if the truth is not pleasant, You must also be honest, because it often takes more effort to cover up the truth;

Don't be jealous of those who enjoy happiness in a fool's paradise, because only fools think that is happiness.

Our powerful morality is to achieve material success through struggle; this morality applies to both the country and the individual. · Youth is a time of open-mindedness, and you should use this period to develop your own open-minded character. · A great career is rooted in perseverance and continuous work, which should be pursued with full spirit and not avoid hardships. · As a person, you must respect your parents, be kind to your children, be generous to your poor relatives, and be polite to everyone. · It is best to start the necessary moral education from the moment the baby is born, because then you will not be disappointed by too many expectations. · Intellectual wisdom is most easily produced from the combination of great cognitive ability and selfless mood. · A good life is guided by action and wisdom. · A great career is rooted in perseverance and continuous work, which is pursued with full energy and does not avoid hardships. · A great career is rooted in perseverance and continuous work, which should be carried out with full dedication and not avoid hardships. · A great career is rooted in perseverance and continuous work, which should be pursued with full energy and not avoid hardships. · Love will flourish only when it is free and unrestrained. The idea that love is some kind of obligation can only kill love. Just one sentence: You should love someone is enough to make you hate that person to the core. · Young people in their youth should be inspired with open-minded enthusiasm, and they should be enabled to use this enthusiasm to build their own lives and careers. · "Now" is a "point" in time just past. · Love will flourish only when it is free and unrestrained. The idea that love is some kind of obligation can only kill love. · A happy life is a life inspired by love and guided by knowledge. · "Now" is a "point" in time just past. · The desire for love, the pursuit of knowledge, and the unstoppable sympathy for human suffering.

Don't be afraid to have weird ideas, because all the ideas that people accept now were once weird ideas.

Democracy is the process of selecting the person to be criticized.

Drunkness is temporary suicide.

I say clearly that Christianity organized by the church is the greatest enemy of moral progress. It was so in the past and it is still so now.

The journey from amoeba to human is an obvious step forward for philosophers. But we don't know what the amoeba thinks.

I will never die for my beliefs because my beliefs may be wrong.

In the United States, everyone believes that no one has a higher social status than him because everyone is born equal. However, he does not admit that no one is lower than him in social status.

It is said that man is a rational animal. I have spent my entire life looking for evidence for this view.

Human beings are gullible animals and must believe in something. If the belief has no good basis, a bad basis will do the trick.

Many people can die bravely, but they don’t have the courage to say that the reason they died for is meaningless, or even have the courage to think about it this way.

Many people fall in love to find a refuge from the world. In this refuge, when they are not worthy of admiration, there are still people who love them, and when they are not worthy of praise, there are still people who praise them.

There are many people, and it is better to let them die than to let them think about it. In fact, many people die before they even think about it.

Man is born ignorant, but not stupid. Education makes them stupid.

Traditional people get angry when they see departures from tradition, mainly because they take such departures as criticism of them.

The hallucination is not your fault. Making decisions under hallucination is your fault.

Life without adventure at all may be uninteresting. But if there is any kind of adventure in life, it will definitely be short-lived.

I believed that I knew everything worth knowing at Cambridge. As I traveled, this thought faded away. This was the opposite of what I intended, but it was very beneficial to me.

Aristotle said that women have fewer teeth than men. Even though he was married twice, he never thought to check his wife's teeth.