Quote of Bertrand Russell - The fundamental cause of the trouble...
Biography - Bertrand Russell:
British philosopher, logician and mathematician.
Born: 1872 - Died: 1970
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
Born: 1872 - Died: 1970
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Translation
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La causa principale dei problemi è che al mondo d'oggi gli stupidi sono strasicuri, mentre gli intelligenti sono pieni di dubbi.
Gran parte de las dificultades por las que atraviesa el mundo se deben a que los ignorantes están completamente seguros y los inteligentes llenos de dudas.
See also...
Quotes about doubt:
But the most beautiful of all doubts
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.
Is when the downtrodden and despondent raise their heads and
Stop believing in the strength
Of their oppressors.
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
Quotes about intelligence:
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Quotes for: Stupidity
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.
When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.
The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.
Bertrand Russell also said...
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