The life of man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invis…

Bertrand Russell
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The life of man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few can hope to reach, and where none may tarry long. ✨ Bertrand Russell (1957). Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects, p.115, Simon and Schuster
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