Something of the same strain and anguish seems to have entered the soul of civilized man. He knows there is something better than himself almost within his grasp, yet he does not know where to seek it or how to find it. In despair he rages against his fellow man, who is equally lost and equally unhappy.
the Conquest Of Happinessby bertrand Russell
Proper task of philosophy is to remind ourselves of what we already know to be true.