Bertrand Russell

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

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

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.