Quote by Bertrand Russell
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. – Bertrand Russell

Other quotes by Bertrand Russell

I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe – because, like Spinozas God, it wont love us in return. – Bertrand Russell

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God
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic. – Bertrand Russell

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Math
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The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. – Bertrand Russell

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great
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy. – J. Donald Walters

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Happiness

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. – Georges Bataille

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Happiness

Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be. – Dennis Prager

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Happiness

The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies. – Walter Annenberg

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Happiness

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The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, Ill kill myself. All we need is another liar… I think hed like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does. – Helen Thomas

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sad

There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream. – Author Unknown

Talk well of your friends and of your enemies say nothing. – Proverb

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Enemy, Enemies

As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but womens failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap wont go away. – Dee Dee Myers

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Failure