Your Daily Insight as told by Bertrand Russell

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



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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.
Ed. note: If you can find a photo of Dorothea Brande, you get a prize.
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success.
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
Fears are educated into us, and can, if we wish, be educated out.
When shit brings you down, just say 'fuck it', and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got. There is no yesterday, no tomorrow, it's all the same day.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act--the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper