Escape from boredom is one of the really powerful desires of almost all human beings.
Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
I used, when I was younger, to take my holidays walking. I would cover 25 miles a day, and when the evening came I had no need of anything to keep me from boredom, since the delight of sitting amply sufficed.
Unless one is taught what to do with success after getting it, achievement of it must inevitably leave him prey to boredom.
Patience and boredom are closely related. Boredom, a certain kind of boredom, is really impatience. You don't like the way things are, they aren't interesting enough for you, so you deccide- and boredom is a decision-that you are bored.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.