More quotes by Alain de Botton

"There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life."
"Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope."
"Most of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us."
"We study biology, physics, movements of glaciers... Where are the classes on envy, feeling wronged, despair, bitterness..."
"I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it."