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

Quote by Arthur Helps

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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?

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

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

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What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery...

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

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

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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our...