 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
In fact, contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. Even when a man genuinely sacrifices his own happiness in favor of something that he thinks nobler, he is apt to remain envious of those who enjoy a lesser degree of nobility, and this envy will, all too often, make those who think themselves saints cruel and destructive.
Source: The road to happiness (1952)
Reprinted in: Human Society in Ethics and Politics (1954)
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