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Quote by Bertrand Russell
There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily r

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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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. – Bertrand Russell

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