Alain De Botton, The Consolations Of Philosophy Quotes

we would not reliably assent to reproduce unless we first had lost our minds.

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.

We pick our friends not only because they are kind and enjoyable company, but also, perhaps more importantly, because they understand us for who we think we are.

The essence of art is that its one case applies to thousands, ' knew Schopenhauer.

The continuing belief that the world is fundamentally just is implied in the very complaint that there has been an injustice.

When we suspect that we are appropriate targets for hurt, it does not take much for us to believe that someone or something is out to hurt us

There is an easy way to measure our inner levels of abjectness and friendliness to ourselves: we should examine how well we response to noise.