Bertrand Russell in: The Conquest of Happiness, Routledge, 12 October 2012, p. 48
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.
— Bertrand Russell on Importance
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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.
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.
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