Alain de Botton Quotes about Worry

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Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.

Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.

Alain de Botton

Worry, Enjoy Life, Anxiety

Twitter post from Oct 12, 2012

The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness".

Alain de Botton

Sadness, Worry, Personality

What should worry us is not the number of people that oppose us, but how good their reasons are for doing so.

Alain de Botton

Numbers, People, Worry

Alain de Botton (2001). “The Consolations of Philosophy”, p.33, Penguin UK

Socrates, on being insulted in the marketplace, asked by a passerby, "Don't you worry about being called names?" retorted, "Why? Do you think I should resent it if an ass had kicked me?

Alain de Botton

Thinking, Names, Worry

Alain De Botton (2008). “Status Anxiety”, p.112, Vintage

Alain de Botton Quotes about Worry

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