“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
— Bertrand Russell
The Conquest of Happiness (1930)
Russell knew that protecting yourself from love — out of fear of being hurt — was the surest way to a life without joy. This gentle nudge toward openness speaks to anyone who has built walls after pain.
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