Marriage and Morals by Bertrand Russell

Chapter, The Place of Love in Human Life

Page, 82

“In the modern world, however, love has another enemy more dangerous than religion, and that is the gospel of work and economic success. It is generally held, especially in America, that a man should not allow love to interfere with his career, and that if he does, he is silly. But in this as in all human matters a balance is necessary. It would be foolish, though in some cases it might be tragically heroic, to sacrifice career completely for love, but it is equally as foolish and in no degree heroic to sacrifice love completely for career. Nevertheless this happens, and happens inevitable, in a society organized on the basis of a universal scramble for money.”