We study biology, physics, movements of glaciers... Where a… - Alain de Botton

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We study biology, physics, movements of glaciers... Where are the classes on envy, feeling wronged, despair, bitterness...

Alain de Botton

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Alain de Botton (born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books and television programs discuss various contemporary subjects and themes in a philosophical style, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. De Botton comes from a Sephardic Jewish family, originating from a small Castilian town of Boton (now vanished) on the Iberian peninsula.

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When we suspect that we are appropriate targets for hurt, it does not take much for us to believe that someone or something is out to hurt us

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Beauty is a promise of happiness.

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