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Common sense, however it tries, cannot avoid being surprised from time to time. – Bertrand Russell

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In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. – Bertrand Russell

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There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less. – Bertrand Russell

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