Bertrand RussellIn this lies Man's true freedom: in determination to worship only the God created by our own love of the good.
About This Quote
This quote is a tribute to the human spirit. The mind and the heart, the soul and the spirit remain in harmony with one another when we pay attention to what we love and we respect ourselves for doing so. By paying attention and giving our hearts and minds to what we love, we become more like God because we become like ourselves. We truly find ourselves in that which we love, because it mirrors us back to ourselves. The world becomes a better place when we pay attention to what we love and when we do so with respect for ourselves, others and for our very existence.
Source: Mysticism And Logic
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