The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we tend to allow others' appraisals to play a determining role in how we see ourselves. Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgements of those we live among.


Status Anxiety (ed. Vintage, 2008) - ISBN: 9780307491336

Alain de Botton Quotes

The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we...

The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we...

The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we...

The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we...