Quotes from book
The Conquest of Happiness

The Conquest of Happiness

The Conquest of Happiness is a book by Bertrand Russell.


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“Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.”

Source: The Conquest of Happiness

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Bertrand Russell photo

“Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.”

Source: The Conquest of Happiness

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“The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.”

Variant: The secret of happiness is very simply this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile
Source: 1930s, The Conquest of Happiness (1930)

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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”

Source: 1930s, The Conquest of Happiness (1930)

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