“Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement; and if a story is told of more than common interest, ennui is sure to have its joy in adding embellishments. If hours did not hang heavy, what would become of scandal?” IfsEnoughCharacterStoriesJoyInterestHoursCommonDependsTruth IsExcitingHeavyNeighborScandalAmusementEnnuiCommon InterestsEmbellishment Book:Literary and historical miscellanies Source: Literary and historical miscellanies
“The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are blindly adopted; the second wilfully preferred.” FirstsWisdomInterestWiseIgnorancePrejudiceAdopted Author:George Bancroft
