The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning…

Bertrand Russell
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The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies in what it will bring forth is a pernicious one. There can be no value in the whole unless there is value in the parts. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.16, Lulu Press, Inc
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The habit of looking to the future and thinking that the whole meaning of the present lies in what it will bring forth is a pernicious one. There can be no value in the whole unless there is value in the parts. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.16, Lulu Press, Inc

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