External interests, it is true, bring each its own possibility of pain. ... But pains of these kinds do not destroy the essential quality of life, as do those that spring from disgust with self. And every external interest inspires some activity which, so long as the interest remains alive, is a complete preventive of ennui.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap. 1．
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Since I had various things to do yesterday and I also make it a rule not to work in the evening, I wasn't able to post Bertrand Russell Quotes 366.
At some point, I imagine I will no longer be able (or no longer choose) to post every day.
However, since I'm still carrying the banner of Bertrand Russell Quotes 366, I'll first prepare and post yesterday's entry.
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