 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
In every big city, whether of Europe or of America, houses in some districts are more expensive than equally good houses in other districts, ... One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected. As things stand, admiration and respect are given to the man who seems to be rich. This is the chief reason why people wish to be rich. The actual goods purchased by their money play quite a secondary part.
Source: Bertrand Russell : Sceptical Essays, 1928, p.85
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