Zeno was concerned with three problems... These are the problem of the infinitesimal, the infinite, and continuity.
Bertrand RussellI am allowed to use plain English because everybody knows that I could use mathematical logic if I chose.
Bertrand RussellThe man who is unhappy will, as a rule, adopt an unhappy creed, while the man who is happy will adopt a happy creed; each may attribute his happiness or unhappiness to his beliefs, while the real causation is the other way round.
Bertrand RussellThe sentiments of an adult are compounded of a kernel of instinct surrounded by a vast husk of education.
Bertrand RussellIf the youth is content to abandon his previous associates and to throw in his lot whole-heartedly with the rulers, he may, after suitable tests, be promoted, but if he shows any regrettable solidarity with his previous associates, the rulers will reluctantly conclude that there is nothing to be done with him except to send him to the lethal chamber before his ill-disciplined intelligence has had time to spread revolt. This will be a painful duty to the rulers, but I think they will not shrink from performing it.
Bertrand Russell