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Biography: Alain de Botton is known for being a Swiss-British author and philosop... more Biography: Alain de Botton is known for being a Swiss-British author and philosopher who explores themes of love, travel, architecture, and literature. Born in 1969 in Zurich, he founded The School of Life in 2008, aimed at promoting emotional intelligence. His accessible writing and thought-provoking works have made philosophy relevant to a broader audience. less

"The most powerful mind-altering substance is the human soul"

Tags: Inspiration, Philosophy, Self-awareness, Mindfulness, Spirituality

"Habit is our second nature, and it reveals with great precision the extent of our individuality"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-awareness, Human nature, Identity, Individuality

"The most fulfilling lives are those which do not get dislodged even by extraordinary circumstances"

Tags: Personal growth, Resilience, Perseverance, Inner strength, Fulfillment

"There is a pleasure in being mad that only the madman knows."

Tags: Wisdom, Perspective, Mental health, Understanding, Psychology

"There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life."

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Passion, Focus, Commitment

"The longing for a destiny is nowhere stronger than in our romantic life."

Tags: Love, Relationships, Passion, Future, Emotions

"Anyone who tries to make love disappear from life without considering its causes is like someone who executes a judge without bothering first to find out what crime he was tried for."

Tags: Philosophy, Love, Life, Relationships, Human nature

"The pleasure we find in thinking about the future comes not from imagining achieving our goals, but from the secret hope that we will somehow no longer be ourselves when we get there."

Tags: Personal growth, Self-improvement, Change, Identity, Hope

"To be mature means to take responsibility for defining meaning in our lives, creating fresh forms of meaning via work, relationships, and feeling the fullness of existence."

Tags: Personal growth, Relationships, Self-discovery, Responsibility, Purpose

"We are all more intelligent than we are capable, and awareness of the insanity of love has never saved anyone from the disease."

Tags: Wisdom, Love, Relationships, Mental health, Human nature

"Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly."

Tags: Motivation, Self-improvement, Perseverance, Productivity, Action

"True love is the desire to give, coupled with the realization that it is impossible to receive in return."

Tags: Love, Relationships, Selflessness, Sacrifice, Altruism

"We need very little to make us happy; we need more to keep us that way."

Tags: Philosophy, Self-improvement, Happiness, Life lessons, Psychology

"Our higher existential needs are what motivate us to spend our brief time on the planet in meaningful ways."

Tags: Motivation, Philosophy, Purpose, Existentialism, Fulfillment

"Our capacity to draw happiness from aesthetic objects or material goods in fact seems critically dependent on our first satisfying a more important range of emotional or psychological needs, among them the need for understanding, for love, expression and respect."

Tags: Love, Happiness, Understanding, Expression, Well-being

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