Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances a…

Bertrand Russell
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Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2013). The Conquest of Happiness, p.89, W. W. Norton & Company
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Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2013). The Conquest of Happiness, p.89, W. W. Norton & Company

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