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Quote by William Inge
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beauti

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true. – William Inge

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Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. – William Inge

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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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Men are seldom more commonplace than on supreme occasions. – 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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Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself. – Gerald Brenan

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