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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
A life of uncertainty is nervously exhausting at all times, but especially in youth.
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 2 “The Negative Theory of Education” (1932)More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/863…
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“One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s #work is terribly important, and that to take a #holiday would bring all kinds of disaster. If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.” - #BertrandRussell
