“Among the idle rich, boredom is one of the most common causes of unhappiness. People who have difficulty in earning their living may suffer greatly, but they are not bored. Wealthy men and women become bored when they depend upon the theater for their enjoyment instead of making their own lives interesting.”
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Happiness
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French writer 1885–1967Related quotes

“When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.”

Étrange effet du mariage, tel que l'a fait le XIXe siècle! L'ennui de la vie matrimoniale fait périr l'amour sûrement, quand l'amour a précédé le mariage. Et cependant, dirait un philosophe, il amène bientôt chez les gens assez riches pour ne pas travailler, l'ennui profond de toutes les jouissances tranquilles. Et ce n'est que les âmes sèches parmi les femmes qu'il ne prédispose pas à l'amour.
Vol. I, ch. XXIII
Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) (1830)

“I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.”
As quoted in An Uncommon Scold (1989) by Abby Adams, p. 226
