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.
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
在我们所知的宇宙中,存在巨大的不公正,善良的人经常受苦,邪恶的人经常繁荣,人们很难知道哪一个更令人恼火。
对财产的过度关注,胜过一切其他因素,阻碍了我们自由高尚地生活。