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  1. 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)

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  2. 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…

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  3. A quotation from Chamfort

    To enjoy and to give joy, without harming either oneself or anyone else, that, I think, is all of morality.
     
    [Jouis et fair jouir, sans faire mal ni à toi ni à personne, voilà, je crois, toute la morale.]

    Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
    Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 5, ¶ 319 (1795) [tr. Siniscalchi (1994)]

    Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/159…

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  4. A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

    «
    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.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7

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  5. A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

    «
    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.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7

    #quote #quotes #quotation #action #activist #citizen #harmlessness #passivity #timidity #virtue

  6. A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

    «
    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.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7

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  7. A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

    «
    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.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7

    #quote #quotes #quotation #action #activist #citizen #harmlessness #passivity #timidity #virtue

  8. A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

    «
    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.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7

    #quote #quotes #quotation #action #activist #citizen #harmlessness #passivity #timidity #virtue