"Am I an Atheist or an Agnostic?" sec. "Don't Be Too Certain!" (1949) - Russell, Bertrand | WIST Quotations

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. Originally given as a speech, "Agnosticism v. Atheism," Rationalist Press Assoc. Annual Dinner, London (1949-05-20), then printed as "Agnosticism v. Atheism,"...

The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 5 "Of Society and Conversation [De la société et de la conversation]," § 76 (5.76) (1688) [tr. Van Laun (1885)] - La Bruyere, Jean de | WIST Quotations

Profound ignorance makes a man dogmatical; he who knows nothing thinks he can teach others what he just now has learned himself. [C'est la profonde ignorance qui inspire le ton dogmatique. Celui qui ne sait rien croit enseigner aux autres ce qu'il...