“The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.”

— Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 14

About Bertrand Russell

1872 – 1970

British philosopher and logician, Nobel laureate in Literature (1950).

“Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.”

“There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”

“My whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.”

“He follows his father, but not with equal steps.”

“Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.”

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.”

“The family is always the family but during vacations it is an extended family and that is exhausting.”

“Motherhood in the true sense should embrace all children.”

“Being a good mother means teaching your children to care for the world.”