I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.
Philosophy |
Bertrand Russell quoteI would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
Belief |
Bertrand Russell quoteIn all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Health |
Bertrand Russell quoteDo not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
Opinion |
Bertrand Russell quoteA stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
Bertrand Russell quote All movements go too far.
Bertrand Russell quote If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence.
Bertrand Russell quote Admiration of the proletariat, like that of dams, power stations, and aeroplanes, is part of the ideology of the machine age.
Bertrand Russell quote Biography
Distinguished British philosopher and author. Lived 1872 - 1970.
