1) A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand. ----- Bertrand Russell
2.) Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. ----- Bertrand Russell
3.) I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. ----- Bertrand Russell
4.) It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go. ----- Bertrand Russell
5.) Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. ------ Bertrand Russell
6.) Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man. ------ Bertrand Russell
7.) Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ----- Bertrand Russell
2006-11-09 07:10:11 · 10 answers · asked by vick 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Please add your own personal favorite quote if you like by a philosopher
Thanks
2006-11-09 07:11:11 · update #1
Great minds discuss ideas
Average minds discuss events
Small minds discuss people...
(Eleanor Roosevelt)
2006-11-09 07:51:23 · answer #1 · answered by More Lies & More Smoke Screens 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bertrand Russell quote for sure.
2006-11-09 08:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by LisaFlorida 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
2006-11-09 21:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by .. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like 3.
2006-11-09 07:16:32 · answer #4 · answered by tobeyp2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number 7
APAK has the best quote from E. Roosevelt in my opinion.
2006-11-09 09:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Nort 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be kind. Everyone is fighting a hard battle. ~ Plato
Paradise is where I am. ~Aristotle
2006-11-09 07:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by Catie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#3. Nothing is worth dying for.
2006-11-09 08:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius
2006-11-09 08:03:08 · answer #8 · answered by urashortie103092 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"All men by nature desire to know" -Aristotle
2006-11-09 07:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Buddy S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like them all THX!! :)
2006-11-09 07:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by Thankyou4givengmeaheadache 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋