Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.
Bertrand Russell on Mother's Day
1872–1970
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Marriage and Morals (1929)
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
What I Believe (1925)
Life and hope for the world are to be found only in the deeds of love.
Political Ideals (1917)
Marriage and Morals (1929)
Love is wise – Hatred is foolish.
Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.
What Desires Are Politically Important? (1950)
Marriage and Morals (1929)
What Desires Are Politically Important? (1950)
Letter to Alys Pearsall Smith (1894)
Marriage and Morals (1929)
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bertrand Russell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.