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No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell
Age: 97 †
Born: 1872
Born: May 18
Died: 1970
Died: February 2
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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It appeared to me that the dignity of which human existence is capable is not attainable by devotion to the mechanism of life , and that unless contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs.
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It is only theory that makes men completely incautious.
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I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue.
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