Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

Quote by Frank Moore Colby

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Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to...

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to...

The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and...

The New York playgoer is a child of nature, and he has an honest and...

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the...

I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the...

A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what...

A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what...

Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental...

Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental...

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering...

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering...

If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man...

If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man...

I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

I know of no more disagreeable situation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it...

That is the consolation of a little mind; you have the fun of changing it...

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.

Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.

We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would...

We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would...

Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good...

Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good...

Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of...

Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of...

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts...

Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts...

One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than...

One learns little more about a man from the feats of his literary memory than...

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...