To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already thre…

Bertrand Russell
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. ✨ Marriage and Morals (1929) ch. 19
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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. ✨ Marriage and Morals (1929) ch. 19

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