Quote by C.C. Colton
Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thi

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. – C.C. Colton

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Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it. – C.C. Colton

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A mental disease has swept the planet: banalization presented with the alternative of love or a garbage disposal unit, young people of all countries have chosen the garbage disposal unit. – Ivan Chtcheglov

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In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. – Richard Bach

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