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> [The degree of sympathy we feel regarding another's fiasco is directly proportional to how easy or difficult it is for us to imagine ourselves, under like circumstances, making a similar mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/the-degree-of-sympathy-we-feel-regarding-another-s-fiasco-is-directly/)

[Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/)

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> [“And what about the certainty I feel regarding you? You could say that an hour is not a lot to go on. But always, before, a thing didn't work because I was too young and too old. Too dumb and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-hempel/and-what-about-the-certainty-i-feel-regarding-you-you-could-say-that/)

[Amy Hempel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-hempel/)

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