Quote by Bertrand Russell
The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he w

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. – Bertrand Russell

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Organic life, we are told, has developed gradually from the protozoon to the philosopher, and this development, we are assured, is indubitably an advance. Unfortunately it is the philosopher, not the protozoon, who gives us this assurance. – Bertrand Russell

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The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. – Bertrand Russell

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Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell

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A great mind becomes a great fortune. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylors finger. – Andy Warhol

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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. – Tacitus

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I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any mans virtues the means of deceiving him. – Samuel Johnson

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Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what youve got. – Peter Drucker

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He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. – Plato

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Experience is a good school. But the fees are high. – Heinrich Heine

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While there is a lower class I am in it, while there is a criminal element I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. – Eugene V. Debs, Cleveland, 1917

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