Bertrand Russell Quotes About Environment

• It may seem to your conceited to suppose that you can do anything important toward improving the lot of mankind. But this is a fallacy. You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just as truly as a majority in a presidential election is produced by the votes of single electors. Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.

  Bertrand Russell

  Believe, Conceited, Hysteria

  Bertrand Russell, John Greer Slater, Peter Köllner (1996). “A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42”, p.642, Psychology Press

• Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself . . . When we compare the (present) human population of the globe with . . . that of former times, we see that "chemical imperialism" has been . . . the main end to which human intelligence has been devoted.

  Bertrand Russell

  Life, Intelligence, Population

• Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself.

  Bertrand Russell

  Fear, Atheism, Environment

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “An Outline of Philosophy”, p.31, Routledge

• The typical Westerner wishes to be the cause of as many changes as possible in his environment; the typical Chinaman wishes to enjoy as much and as delicately as possible.

  Bertrand Russell

  Wish, Typical, Causes

  Bertrand Russell (1922). “The problem of China”

• Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.

  Bertrand Russell

  Hysteria, Creating, Feelings

• To be out of harmony with one's surroundings is of course a misfortune, but it is not always a misfortune to be avoided at all costs. Where the environment is stupid or prejudiced or cruel, it is a sign of merit to be out of harmony with it.

  Bertrand Russell

  Stupid, Cost, Merit

  Bertrand Russell (2013). “The Conquest of Happiness”, p.50, W. W. Norton & Company

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