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This is great. Can I quote you?

• Bootvis 14y ago
  You can always quote Bertrand Russell: “Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed.”
  • staticshock 14y ago
    What book is that from?
    • Bootvis 14y ago
      I don't know and a quick Google search doesn't give any sources either. Nevermind: The quote seems to be from "The Conquest of Happiness: A Modern-Day Interpretation of a Self-Help Classic".
• eggbrain 14y ago
  Feel free, I'm just glad my comments are well received enough to be quotable :)