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The typical Westerner wishes to be the cause of as many changes as possible in his environment the typical Chinaman wishes to enjoy as much and as delicately as possible.
Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell
Age: 97 †
Born: 1872
Born: May 18
Died: 1970
Died: February 2
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Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself.
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When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.
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The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.
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Always remember that true happiness is not in getting what you want, but wanting what you already have. He who dies with the most toys is still dead. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.
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Too little liberty brings stagnation, and too much brings chaos.
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How much good it would do if one could exterminate the human race.
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All the conditions of happiness are realized in the life of the man of science.
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