One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief …

Bertrand Russell
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. ✨ Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 5
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. ✨ Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 5

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