He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others'…

Alain de Botton
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He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others' mediocrity - suggesting that a certain type of intelligence may be at heart nothing more or less than a superior capacity for dissatisfaction. ✨ The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Book by Alain de Botton, 2008.
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He was marked out by his relentless ability to find fault with others' mediocrity - suggesting that a certain type of intelligence may be at heart nothing more or less than a superior capacity for dissatisfaction. ✨ The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Book by Alain de Botton, 2008.

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