Boredom - Boring Quotes

Continued eloquence is wearisome.

God could cause us considerable embarrassment by revealing all the secrets of nature to us: we should not know what to do for sheer apathy and boredom.

One kind of man I impatiently scorn is the kind that looks bored if I mention Ibsen or ceramics or Aztec civilization but is interested instantly, alertly, if I mention my garters.

A bore is a fellow talking who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.

We were as nearly bored as enthusiasm would permit.

The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war.

Bores to themselves, to others caviar.

Warning signs that lover is bored: 1. Passionless kisses 2. Frequent sighing 3. Moved, left no forwarding address.

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.