The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness"

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The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness" - Alain de Botton

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The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness" - Robert Greene (The 48 Laws of Power) quotes