Bertrand Russell Quotes
British philosopher, logician and Nobel laureate. Russell wrote with sparkling clarity about happiness, knowledge, love and the examined life. Below are 15 of the most loved Bertrand Russell quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment.
War does not determine who is right — only who is left.
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison.
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty.
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible.