Samuel Butler's Quote - The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than t

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The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than t

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

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Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time. Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face. – Charlotte Whitton

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Bore — a person who talks when you wish him to listen. – Ambrose Bierce

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Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom ones self to be bored. – Lady Bloomfield

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