The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
Fear is the main source of superstition， and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom， in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life.
Men are born ignorant， not stupid； they are made stupid by education.
幸福的秘诀是：尽量扩大你的兴趣，对感兴趣的人和物尽可能友善。
一个良好的世界需要知识、善良和勇气；它不需要对过去的后悔，也不需要被无知之人长时间前说过的话所束缚的自由智慧。
你享受浪费的时间并不算白白浪费。
有人说人是理性的动物。我一生都在寻找可以支持这一说法的证据。
幸福的秘诀是面对这个世界很可怕的事实。
恐惧是迷信的主要根源之一，也是残忍的主要根源之一。征服恐惧是智慧的开始，无论是在追求真理还是在追求高尚生活方式的过程中。
人生来无知，而不是愚蠢；他们是通过教育而变得愚蠢的。
In the part of this universe that we know there is great injustice， and often the good suffer， and often the wicked prosper， and one hardly knows which of those is the more annoying.
It is the preoccupation with possessions， more than anything else， that prevents us from living freely and nobly.
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
In all affairs， it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Three passions， simple but overwhelmingly strong， have governed my life: the longing for love， the search for knowledge， and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves， and wiser people so full of doubts.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion， for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.