 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
The pleasures of the mind were considered to be superior to those of the body, and a high place among the pleasures of the mind was assigned to the contemplation of the eternal tortures to which the pagans and heretics would hereafter be subjected. It is one of the drawbacks to asceticism that it sees no harm in pleasures other than those of sense, and yet, in fact, not only the best pleasures, but also the very worst, are purely mental.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind，1946
Reprinted in: Unpopular Essays, 1950
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