What did Bertrand Russell mean by: A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it. Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England Copy
+ Worry is a form of fear. Author, September 25, 2023January 2, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Anxiety, Fear, Stress, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
Undoubtedly the desire for food has been and still is one of the main causes of political events. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Conflict, Influence, Power, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
I feel as if one would only discover on one’s death bed what one ought to have lived for Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Discovery, Purpose, Regret, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
As men begin to grow civilized, they cease to be satisfied with mere taboos. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Civilization, Dissatisfaction, Progress, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
+ Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness. Author, August 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Contribution, Happiness, Skills, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Belief, Error, Truth, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
+ Obviousness is always the enemy of correctness. Author, September 9, 2023January 2, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Correctness, Enemy, Obviousness, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
We may often do as we please – but we cannot please as we please. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bertrand Russell, Constraints, Freedom, Satisfaction, 0 Bertrand Russell Philosopher · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
No piece of art can depict feelings if a piece of reality is not included in it. Read explanation Jean Fautrier Painter · France