Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves o…

Bertrand Russell
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Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, p.172, Routledge
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Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, p.172, Routledge

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