Bertrand Russell Quotes About Regret

• I was told that The Chinese said they would bury me by the Western Lake and build a shrine to my memory. I have some slight regret that this did not happen, as I might have become a god, which would have been very chic for an atheist.

  Bertrand Russell

  Atheist, Memories, Regret

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Autobiography”, p.346, Routledge

• As for earthquakes, though they were still formidable, they were so interesting that men of science could hardly regret them.

  Bertrand Russell

  Regret, Men, Earthquakes

  Bertrand Russell (2008). “History of Western Philosophy”, p.538, Simon and Schuster

• When white men first effect contact with some unspoilt race of savages, they offer them all kinds of benefits, from the light of the gospel to pumpkin pie. These, however, much as we may regret it, most savages receive with indifference. What they really value among the gifts that we bring to them is intoxicating liquor which enables them, for the first time in their lives, to have the illusion for a few brief moments that it is better to be alive than dead.

  Bertrand Russell

  Regret, Men, Light

  Bertrand Russell (2013). “Human Society in Ethics and Politics”, p.165, Routledge

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