Whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is… - Bertrand Russell

The trouble arises from the generally received philosophy of life, according to which life is a contest, a competition, in which respect is to be a ccorded to the victor. This view leads to an undue cultivation of the will at the expense of the senses and the intellect.

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

Life seems to me essentially passion, conflict, rage... It is only intellect that keeps me sane; perhaps this makes me overvalue intellect against feeling.