Russell says, "All acquisition of knowledge is an enlargement of the Self, but this enlargement is best attained when it is not directly sought. It is obtained when the desire for knowledge is alone operative, by a study which does not wish in advance that its objects should have this or that character."

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Russell believes that the best way to acquire knowledge and enlarge the Self is through a desire for knowledge alone, without any preconceived notions of what that knowledge should be.

Russell Says, "All Acquisition of Knowledge Is an Enlargement of the Self