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Except in very rare cases, happiness does not simply fall into one's mouth through fortunate circumstances

Drawn from what Bertrand Russell said

Subjecthappiness
What this subject means

happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

On the topicWhat makes a good life?under our view: Happiness can be pursued, and deliberate effort does make people happier

What Bertrand Russell actually said

  1. Bertrand Russell British philosopher and logician (1872 to 1970)
    Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit, by the mere operation of fortunate circumstances.

    Where this was said

    ↗The Conquest of Happiness (1930)gutenberg.org

    c. 1930

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