 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
To bear misfortune well when it comes, it is wise to have cultivated in happier times a certain width of interests.
Source: Bertrand Russell: The Conquest of Happiness, 1930, chap. 15：Impersonal interests
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Needless to say, it is better to try to get rid of the misfortunes that can be dealt with. However, if, after some effort, it seems that there is nothing more you can do, it is better to shift your attention to other matters. Then, before you know it, the unhappiness will disappear or, even if it does not disappear, it will not bother you too much. This is not the case for children or childish adults...
There is a famous Shakespearean quote that says: （King Lear, Act 4, Scene 8.)
'Man is born weeping. Sad to be dragged out on to the stage by these fools.’
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