It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true - Bertrand Russell

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You've forgotten those June nights at the Riviera. . . the night I drank Champagne from your slipper - two quarts. It would have been more but you were wearing inner soles.

Bertrand Russell

It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true

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The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.

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Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. . . Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.

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We may define "faith" as the firm belief in something for which there is no evidence. Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith. " We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round. We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence. The substitution of emotion for evidence is apt to lead to strife, since different groups, substitute different emotions.

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Envy was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness.

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I believe four ingredients are necessary for happiness: health, warm personal relations, sufficient means to keep you from want, and successful work.

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You've forgotten those June nights at the Riviera. . . the night I drank Champagne from your slipper - two quarts. It would have been more but you were wearing inner soles.

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We are not called to proclaim philosophy and metaphysics, but the simple gospel.

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When you talk about your troubles, your ailments, your diseases, your hurts, you give longer life to what makes you unhappy. Talking about your grievances merely adds to those grievances. Give recognition only to what you desire. Think and talk only about the good things that add to your enjoyment of your work and life. If you don't talk about your grievances, you'll be delighted to find them disappearing quickly.

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Some if it may seem hokey to some people, but if you traveled where I've traveled, done what I've done and seen the results that I've been getting, then you understand where I'm coming from. Playing in a football game is like being in 30-40 car accidents. You can find yourself in awkward positions. That stuff takes its toll. But if you take advantage of health care, balance your body back out, put it back where its supposed to be, you function better, and you recover faster.

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For decades, our differences with Iran meant that our governments almost never spoke to each other. Ultimately, that did not advance America's interests.

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