Bertrand Russell was regarded as one of the twentieth century's greatest minds. Well known for his profound knowledge and controversial approach to a myriad of different issues and subjects, his prolific works also exhibited great intellectual wit and humour. Bertrand Russell's Best is a collection of Russell's wittiest and most pungent writings. First published in 1958, this delightfully funny and entertaining book is a striking testament to the remarkable life, work and wit of Bertrand Russell.Bertrand Russel wrote a special Preface to the first impression of this new andcompletely revised edition just a few weeks before he died in his 98th year. In the Preface he said: ‘It is pleasant news that Professor Egner is publishing a revision of the book Bertrand Russell’s Best’; and, so it is pleasant news for me, that this book has now been published in paperback. It is a unique tribute to Lord Russell that his own books – well over seventy of them spanning over seven decades – have not only sold millions of copies and been translated into every language of civilized societies, but that Lord Russell’s works reached and influenced more people than any other philosopher in modern Times. The views of most philosophers go unread by the general public, but the philosophy of Bertrand Russell was read and quoted more often since Western civilization began in Greece.As I was close to completing this book I asked Lord Russell if I should make any reference to this volume being a definitive selection of his Best Wit, Wisdom, and Satire, and he said: ‘I rather shrink from the word definitive chiefly on the grounds that I am not yet dead’. He was then 97 years old. Lord Russell’s scope of human life and the quest for certainty was astounding. But, for him, the word, certainty, was a bad one because, as he said: ‘Nothing deserves certainty’. This book takes sharp fun on those ideas and institutions once thought to be Certain.