“We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
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“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”
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French author of maxims and memoirs 1613–1680Related quotes
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Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist