There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, k…

Bertrand Russell
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There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge and wisdom. Shall we instead choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? I appeal as a human being to human beings; remember your humanity, and forget the rest. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2009). The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, p.716, Routledge
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