I knew a parson who frightened his congregation terribly by telling them that the second coming was very imminent indeed, but they were much consoled… - Bertrand Russell
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I knew a parson who frightened his congregation terribly by telling them that the second coming was very imminent indeed, but they were much consoled when they found that he was planting trees in his garden.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
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Bertrand Russell, Earl Russell
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell
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