Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's par…

Bertrand Russell
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Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool's paradise, for only a fool will think that is happiness. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2014). The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, p.554, Routledge
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