#harmlessness — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Any pleasure that does no harm to other people is to be valued.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/796…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #enjoyment #happiness #harmlessness #pleasure #hedonism
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Any pleasure that does no harm to other people is to be valued.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/796…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #enjoyment #happiness #harmlessness #pleasure #hedonism
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A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:
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There is nothing to be done with that type of citizen of whom all that can be said is that he is harmless. Virtue which is dependent upon a sluggish circulation is not impressive. There is little place in active life for the timid good man.
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https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/72999/#quote #quotes #quotation #action #activist #citizen #harmlessness #passivity #timidity #virtue