Bertrand Russell

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

Bertrand Russell

Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.

Bertrand Russell

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

Bertrand Russell

The secrets to happiness include enterprise, exploration of one’s interests and the overcoming of obstacles.

Bertrand Russell

There is an artist imprisoned in each one of us. Let him loose to spread joy everywhere.

Bertrand Russell

Wherever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.

Bertrand Russell

A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing anxiety.

Bertrand Russell

A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.

Bertrand Russell

A life too full of excitement is an exhausting life, in which continually stronger stimuli are needed to give the thrill that has come to be thought an essential part of pleasure.

Bertrand Russell

A man is rational in proportion as his intelligence informs and controls his desires.

Bertrand Russell