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Read through the most famous quotes from Alain de Botton
The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the word "luxury. ↗
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There is a danger of developing a blanket distaste for modern life which could have its attractions but lack the all-important images to help us identify them. ↗
Public life is debased because it's only the nice people who are worried about imposing their views on others. ↗
...Because beauty is typically the result of a few qualities working in concert, it can take more to guarantee the appeal of a bridge or a house than strength alone. (p 205) ↗
It was a bestseller in the US and UK. What's in a Marriage?: Argues that expecting one person to be a good partner lover and parent is almost asking the impossible. —The Independent
Negative reviews allege that de Botton tends to state the obvious from a position of privilege and have characterized some of his books as pompous and lacking focus.
In August 2008 he was a founding member of a new educational establishment in central London called The School of Life. In October that year de Botton was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in recognition of his services to architecture. His books and television programmes discuss various contemporary subjects and themes emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life.
