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Bertrand Russell on Halloween

1872–1970

← All quotes by Bertrand Russell

7 quotes

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Marriage and Morals (1929)

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.

What I Believe (1925)

Christianity offers reasons for not fearing death or the universe, and in so doing it fails to teach adequately the virtue of courage.

Education and the Social Order (1932)

Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear.

Why I Am Not a Christian (1927)

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

No man is liberated from fear who dare not see his place in the world as it is; no man can achieve the greatness of which he is capable until he has allowed himself to see his own littleness.

Dreams and Facts (1919)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bertrand Russell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.