“Boredom is that awful state of inaction when the very medicine ― that is, activity ― which could solve it, is seen as odious. Archery? It is too cold, and besides, the butts need re-covering; the rats have been at the straw. Music? To hear it is tedious; to compose it, too taxing. And so on. Of all the afflictions, boredom is ultimately the most unmanning. Eventually, it transforms you into a great nothing who does nothing ― a cousin to sloth and a brother to melancholy.”
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Margaret George
Margaret George is a renowned British historian, born on January 19, 1943. She is known for her research on British historical figures, particularly her biographies of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. more
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