We have such numerous interests in our lives that it is not uncommon, on a single occasion, for the foundations of a happiness that does not yet exist to be laid down alongside the intensification of a grief from which we are still suffering.

Marcel Proust
About This Quote

This is a quote from the philosopher, Bertrand Russell. It says that we should not try to avoid our problems, but we should work at solving them. This does not mean that we should wallow in our problems and let them imprison us. It simply means that we do not want to ignore things that affect us, such as our unhappiness.

Source: Swann's Way

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