Pessimism Quote by Alain de Botton Download Open image ““Cynicism is too easy, and it gets you nowhere.”” — Alain de Botton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Pessimism Too easy
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You have to be quite heavily invested in someone to do them the honour of telling them you're annoyed with them. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
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“Half the ingratitude and complacency in the world down to how slowly and imperceptibly most good and bad things unfold.” — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
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