Quote by Bertrand Russell
Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women ha

Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. – Bertrand Russell

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A truer image of the world, I think, is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside, than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is. – Bertrand Russell

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Time
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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. – Bertrand Russell

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Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny. – Albert Camus

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I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. – Marcus Aurelius

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Ive only slept with men Ive been married to. How many women can make that claim? – Elizabeth Taylor

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Wise men make more opportunities than they find. – Francis Bacon

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Television is simply automated daydreaming. – Lee Loevinger

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Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science. – Bertolt Brecht

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Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. – Herbert Hoover

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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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