"The pleasure we find in thinking…" — Alain de Botton

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Le plaisir que nous trouvons à penser à l'avenir ne vient pas d'imaginer atteindre nos objectifs mais de l'espoir secret que nous ne serons plus nous-mêmes une fois arrivés.

Alain de Botton Author, Philosopher

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