There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.
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More Quotes from Bertrand Russell
The man who pursues happiness wisely will aim at the possession of a number of subsidiary interests in addition to those central ones upon which his life is built.
Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires.
Do not feel certain of anything.
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.
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favor of the belief which he finds in himself.
More on Knowledge
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
The most crucial use of knowledge and education is to understand the importance of developing a good heart.
Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
