Derek
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Alain de Botton
“Getting to the top has an unfortunate tendency to persuade people that the system is OK after all.”
― Alain de Botton
tags: climbing, ladder, system, top
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“Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control.”
― Alain de Botton
tags: control, craziness, maturity, self-awareness, warnings
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Children's, Classics, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Non-fiction, Religion, Self help, Spirituality, Young-adult, and middle-grade


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