Alain de Botton Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. December 20, 1969
Birthday: December 20
It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.
source: Alain de Botton (2009). “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work”, p.218, Penguin UK
topic: Achievement, Challenges, Ruins, Puncture, Pursuit Of Wealth
