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In the gap between who we wish one day to be and who we are at present, must come pain, anxiety, envy and humiliation.

Alain de Botton

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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 those of our close friends.
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One of the unexpectedly important things that art can do for us is to teach us how to suffer more successfully.
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A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to.
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