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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relati

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation. – Bertrand Russell

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. – Bertrand Russell

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Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell

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Fear
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The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love. – Bertrand Russell

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Anyones life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit. – Lillie Langtry

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If a task has once begun.
Never leave it till its done.
Be the labor great or small.
Do it well or not at all. – Anon.

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work

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work. – Simone Weil

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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work. – Paul McCartney

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If a householder moulds himself according to the circumstances just like nature moulds Herself according to seasons and performs his Karma then only shall he acquire happiness. – Rig Veda

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Unlike then, the mail stream of today has diminished by such things as e-mails and faxes and cell phones and text messages, largely electronic means of communication that replace mail. – John M. McHugh

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