#boredom

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

— Bertrand Russell

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It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom. ↗

— Wallace Stevens

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#ardor #boredom #excites #known #scholars

The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits. ↗

— Albert Camus

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#habits #boredom