The satisfaction to be derived from success in a great constructive en…

Bertrand Russell
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The satisfaction to be derived from success in a great constructive enterprise is one of the most massive that life has to offer. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2012). The Conquest of Happiness, p.151, Routledge
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