‘Maturity’ really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment. – Alain de Botton
One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on. – Alain de Botton
Those who divorce aren’t necessarily the most unhappy, just those neatly able to believe their misery is caused by one other person. – Alain de Botton
Bitterness: anger that forgot where it came from. – Alain de Botton
If one felt successful, there’d be so little incentive to be successful. – Alain de Botton
The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness. – Alain de Botton
So much better if parents remember they don’t own their children, merely borrow them from the universe for a few years. – Alain de Botton
What kills us isn’t one big thing, but thousands of tiny obligations we can’t turn down for fear of disappointing others. – Alain de Botton
One’s doing well if age improves even slightly one’s capacity to hold on to that vital truism: “This too shall pass”. – Alain de Botton
To one’s enemies: ‘I hate myself more than you ever could.’ – Alain de Botton
The thing about pendulums we too easily forget in the darkest hours; they swing back. Right now, one is quietly supercharging its return. – Alain de Botton
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