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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours. – Bertrand Russell

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Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires. – Bertrand Russell

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good
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Bertrand Russell
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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. – Bertrand Russell

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Food
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Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice. – George Orwell

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The doctors tell us of a physical disease called fatty degeneration of the heart… there is a moral malady—fatty degeneration of the soul; sooner or later it attacks every man, however noble his career, who puts self forward in his aims; who values fame because a personal possession. – Frank Lee Benedict, The Price She Paid, 1882

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It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing. – Mariane Moore, “A Grave,” Collected Poems, 1951

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Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. – Yugoslav Proverb

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Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. – Buddha

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