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Letter to W. W. Norton (publisher), 27 January, 1931
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I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity.

— Bertrand Russell

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity." in the context of "Letter to W. W. Norton (publisher), 27 January, 1931" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bertrand Russell

About Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.