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Cynics are, in the end, only idealists with awkwardly high standards. - Alain de Botton (Status Anxiety Quotes)

Cynics are, in the end, only idealists with awkwardly high standards.

Source:Part II. Solutions, Chapter I. Philosophy

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Alain de Botton - Status Anxiety Quotes

Book: Status Anxiety
Writer: Alain de Botton
Genre: Philosophy, Non-Fiction, Psychology
Published: 2004
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