Bertrand Russell1872–1970The quotations of
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher and logician
1872–1970
105 quotes, most often on Anti-Religion, Philosophy and Thinking. Part of the Philosophers collection.
- Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits (1948), part II, chapter 1, p. 74
- Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 10: Recrudescence of Puritanism
- The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism (1920), Part I, The Present Condition of Russia, Ch. 1: What Is Hoped From Bolshevism
- Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 13: Freedom in Society
Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one.
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays (1918), Ch. 1: Mysticism and Logic- The Conquest of Happiness (1930)
- Unpopular Essays (1950)
I should say that the universe is just there, and that is all.
BBC Radio Debate on the Existence of God, Bertrand Russell v. Frederick Copleston (1948)Philosophy seems to me on the whole a rather hopeless business.
Letter to Gilbert Murray, December 28, 1902Too little liberty brings stagnation, and too much brings chaos.
Authority and the Individual (1949), p. 37Mystery is delightful, but unscientific, since it depends upon ignorance.
The Analysis of Mind (1921), Lecture I: Recent Criticisms of “Consciousness”Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.
The Conquest of Happiness (1930)I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue.
Why I Am Not a Christian (1927)Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
A History of Western Philosophy (1945)The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich.
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays (1935), Ch. 1: In Praise of Idleness
