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“Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.”

Bertrand Russell · Fear

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Bertrand Russell

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

Food

Bertrand Russell

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

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Bertrand Russell

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.

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Bertrand Russell

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

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