Bertrand Russell

I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite.

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These are some quotes by British author Bertrand Russell Philosopher, who lived between May 18, 1872 and February 2, 1970.

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To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

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Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

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

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