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Bertrand Russell on Love, Sex, What “The Good Life” Really Means, and How We Limit Our Happiness
By Maria Popova
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Neither love without knowledge, nor knowledge without love can produce a good life.”
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