The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

Quote by Samuel Butler

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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep...

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper,...

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

The history of art is the history of revivals.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and...

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there...

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should...

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by the tone and...

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

A friendship that can cease has never been real.

A friendship that can cease has never been real.

Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone....

Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone....