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To one's enemies: I hate myself more than you ever could.
Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 20
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City of Zurich
Alain De Botton
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Rather than getting more spoilt with age, as difficulties pile up, epiphanies of gratitude abound.
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In a secularising world, art has replaced religion as a touchstone of our reverence and devotion.
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