“In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work for a writer. You can't put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well.”
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Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is a Swiss writer and philosopher known for his books on philosophy, art, and culture. His work is characterized by its accessible exploration of profound themes, which has won him a wide audience. more
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“Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores.”
“I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women.”
“Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.”
“I defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire.”
Source: The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893)