Bertrand Russell

The Conquest of Happiness

"My purpose is to suggest a cure for the ordinary day-to-day unhappiness from which most people in civilized countries suffer, and which is all the more unbearable because, having no obvious external cause, appears inescapable."

"The Conquest of Happiness, a primer of self-regeneration, is a most excellent book. This manual of systematized common sense, sane and forthright, should be read by every parent, teacher, minister, and Congressman in the land." —Atlantic Monthly

"Since happiness is the goal of everybody and since almost nobody knows the road to it, this book is bound to become the preoccupation of many who believe in happiness, and hope that it is attainable. . . . Finely straight, beautifully simple, immediate to everyone in its outlook and suggestion. Our part is not only to read but to get busy as well." —Washington Star

"The books of Bertrand Russell are a modern substitute for the Bible." —Time