More quotes by Alain de Botton

"One rarely falls in love without being as much attracted to what is interestingly wrong with someone as what is objectively healthy."
"If one felt successful, there'd be so little incentive to be successful."
"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."
"We study biology, physics, movements of glaciers... Where are the classes on envy, feeling wronged, despair, bitterness..."
"Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't - surrender to events with hope."