Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. – Bertrand Russell
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. – Bertrand Russell
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. – Bertrand Russell
I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe – because, like Spinozas God, it wont love us in return. – Bertrand Russell