A too powerful ego is a prison from which a man must escape if he is to enjoy the world to the full. A capacity for genuine affection is one of the marks of the man who has escaped from this prison of self.
Bertrand Russell
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Conquest of Happiness (1930), Chapter XII, “Affection”; Two consecutive complete sentences on genuine affection as an escape from self-absorption. ChapterXII surrounding argument read; Russell’s own prose. Distinct from the earlier selection on reciprocally life-giving affection. Original1930 En
- The Conquest of Happiness (1930), Chapter XII, “Affection”
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