We envy only those whom we feel ourselves to be like; we envy only members of our reference group. There are few successes more unendurable than thos… - Alain de Botton

The partner truly best suited to us is not the one who miraculously happens to share every taste, but the one who can negotiate differences in taste with intelligence and grace.

writing with simplicity requires courage, for there is a danger that one will be overlooked, dismissed as simpleminded by those with a tenacious belief that impassable prose is a hallmark of intelligence.

معنى إبداء الحب لنا أن نشعر أننا محط اهتمام و عناية : حضورنا ملاحظ ، اسمنا مسجل ، آراؤنا ينصت إليها ، عيوبنا تقابل بالتساهل ، و حاجاتنا ملباة ، و في ظل مثل تلك الرعاية ننتعش و نزدهر