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Notre capacité à tirer du bonheur des objets esthétiques ou des biens matériels semble en fait dépendre de manière critique de notre satisfaction préalable à un éventail plus important de besoins émotionnels ou psychologiques, parmi lesquels le besoin de c

Alain de Botton Author, Philosopher

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