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Wisdom Russell left us

Zhu Huifen @zhuhuifen46 (3483) • China 22 Jan 09

Bertrand Russell once said, "Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for suffering of mankind." He has also showed his wisdom...

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Will E-books one day replace our traditional paper books?

Rajasir @Rajasir (46) • Nepal 30 May 08

I remember the time when I would travel for miles to reach the library to borrow a book of a particular writer,mostly it would be either Bertrand Russell,or J.S.Mill.Now,I have hundreds of books downloaded on my phone book...

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sunmin0123 @sunmin0123 (106) • China 26 Jan 07

An Ogden, Iowa, minister was matching coins with a member of his congregation for a cup of coffee. When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who...

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man are from mars, woman are from venice

kaniam @kaniam (582) • India 28 Dec 06

God created woman. And boredom did indeed cease from that moment." Friedrich Nietzsche was no feminist, but he apparently appreciated the female mind. He was not the first. Women have been adding zest, wit, intelligence, and...

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Between materialism and idealism

asimali_11 @asimali_11 (101) • Pakistan 30 Oct 06

A LTHOUGH outwardly he lived a simple and colourless life, Immanuel Kant is the most fascinating of all the German philosophers. The poet Heine said, “The history of the life of Kant is hard to write … he had neither a life nor...

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