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Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. - Evelyn Waugh

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. – Evelyn Waugh

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He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. – Evelyn Waugh

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

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The penalty for success is to be bored by people who used to snub you. – Nancy Astor

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I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself. – Jules Renard

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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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