Nine-tenths of the activities of a modern Government are harmful; therefore the worse they are performed, the better.
Bertrand RussellSkilled work, of no matter what kind, is only done well by those who take a certain pleasure in it, quite apart from its utility, either to themselves in earning a living, or to the world through its outcome.
Bertrand RussellHumanistic ethics is based on the principle that only humans themselves can determine the criterion for virtue and not an authority transcending us.
Bertrand RussellIn considering irregular appearances, there are certain very natural mistakes which must be avoided.
Bertrand RussellIn the daily lives of most men and women, fear plays a greater part than hope: they are more filled with the thought of the possessions that others may take from them, than of the joy that they might create in their own lives and in the lives with which they come in contact. It is not so that life should be lived.
Bertrand Russell