Quote by Bertrand Russell

Wherever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure: a larger heart, and a greater self-restraint, would put a calm autumnal sadness in the place of the instinctive outcry of pain.

Wherever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a s

Topics: failure, Pain, Places, Self By Bertrand Russell

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