oth Russell and Thoreau believed being in nature leads to happiness. Thoreau believed in being in isolation and to not self- indulge and Russell believe that you should fulfill the wants and needs of yourself and others. Thoreau and Russell were men that were both in the pursuit of happiness. They both talk about what makes them happy, and how to be successful in life. Thoreau talks about how being isolated and to not to self indulge. He wants to “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily” (Thoreau 3). Thoreau indicates that he wants to live away from people, and that it would make him happy. Russell believes that happiness can be spread, and it should be spread. Russell says that “we should desire the happiness
