Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
(The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, 1903-1959)

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

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

Bertrand Russell (What I Believe, 1925)

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Bertrand Russell (Quoted in the Quotable Bertrand Russell, 1993)

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