Quotes by Alain de Botton

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Author · British · 1969

British author (born 1969)

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“In our more arrogant moments, the sin of pride—or superbia, in Augustine's Latin formulation—takes over our personalities and shuts us off from those around us. We become dull to others when all we...”

— Alain de Botton

facades friendship human-condition masks

“We are continuously challenged to discover new works of culture—and, in the process, we don’t allow any one of them to assume a weight in our minds.”

— Alain de Botton

information-overload new-media social-media

“We could not be fulfilled if we weren't inauthentic some of the time—inauthentic, that is, in relation to such things as our passing desires to throttle our children, poison our spouse, or end our ...”

— Alain de Botton

authenticity chaos civilization desires