A quotation from Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 5 “Fatigue” (1930)

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A quotation from Nicolas Chamfort

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 2, ¶ 133 (1795) [tr. Mathers (1926)]

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“So lost indeed was I in this jungle of delusion that I was quite surprised when one beautiful sunset in May, sitting at ease under the shadow of the Lion de Belfort, I became aware of a temptation of the devil. Quite a number of people had been asking me during the last few months to compromise with respectability. And by Jove! I nearly did! I was ill — forgive the wavering! I am wise in time, luckily, and my ‘Retro Satanas’ takes this form.”

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Presenting, the #third #weekly #report of seven 3-liners, my #haiku #experiment - Each with a #perspective and an #anecdote in a separate post.

✍️ https://medium.com/illumination/weekly-haiku-roundup-003-ed6d658bf44d?sk=e4a8a99345d4250670a41c1c9e17387f

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