Alain de Botton Quote

It appeared that the one area in which Sir Bob excelled was anxiety. He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others' mediocrity—suggesting that a certain kind of intelligence may at heart be nothing more or less than a superior capacity for dissatisfaction.


p. 284. - The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)


It appeared that the one area in which Sir Bob excelled was anxiety. He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others'...

It appeared that the one area in which Sir Bob excelled was anxiety. He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others'...

It appeared that the one area in which Sir Bob excelled was anxiety. He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others'...

It appeared that the one area in which Sir Bob excelled was anxiety. He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others'...