Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

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Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book...

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book...

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has...

The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has...

The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot...

The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a...

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.