Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happ…

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Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their work. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.122, Lulu Press, Inc
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The average man's opinions are much less foolish than they would be if he thought for himself. ✨ Bertrand Russell (1992). The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, 1903-1959, p.427, Psychology Press
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world. ✨ Bertrand Russell (1957). Why I Am Not a … ▶
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It is only in marriage with the world that our ideals can bear fruit; divorced from it, they remain barren. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2016). Mysticism and Logic, p.15, Bertrand Russell

Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their work. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). The Conquest of Happiness, p.122, Lulu Press, Inc

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