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The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. ↗

— John Ruskin

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To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. ↗

— John Ruskin

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace. ↗

— Samuel Rutherford

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If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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