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Quotation by Bertrand Russell
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A Free Man's Worship and Other Essays (1976)An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth (1940)"An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish" Unpopular Essays (1950)An Outline of Philosophy Allen & Unwin (1951)"Aristotle's Metaphysics" History of Western Philosophy, Simon & Schuster (1945)Related Subjects
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Boredom is ... a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British philosopher, mathematician. The Conquest of Happiness, ch. 4 (1930).
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