Quotes by Russell, Bertrand

Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself se >>

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out. >>

There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the >>

Quotations about Understanding

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehe >>

When a man begins to understand himself he begins to live. When he beg >>

If you want truly to understand something, try to change it. >>

The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.

Russell, Bertrand