The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for read more

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.

I spent a year in that town, one Sunday.

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and read more

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the read more

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need

Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need