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Quote from Bertrand Russell

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Somebody posted this on facebook. I thought PPer's would especially agree.

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That's a good quote.
"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone."

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Deep, yet concise.

Good stuff.
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This must be why intelligent/thinking people consume more alcohol -- it will help numb the constant questioning and doubt.  Here's a neat article on it:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the ... re-alcohol

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I thought it would be the other way around, but science says otherwise.  Now I don't feel so bad about my glass of whiskey after work.
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