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The secret of happiness is to make one's interests as wide as possible and one's reactions to them friendly rather than hostile

Drawn from what Bertrand Russell said

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

What makes a good life?under our view: Happiness is the aim, and the question is what it consists of

What Bertrand Russell actually said

  1. Bertrand Russell British philosopher and logician (1872 to 1970)
    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.

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