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  • 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.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Alain de Botton Quotes , Achievement Quotes , Challenges Quotes
  • We too often let the material things serve as indicators that we're doing well, even though something inside us tells us that were not doing our best. That we are avoiding that which is hard, but also necessary. That we are shrinking from rather than rising to the challenges of the age.
  • 4 years ago



    Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Challenges Quotes