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Full Idea
History is the bloody product of the rejection of boredom.
Gist of Idea
History is the bloody rejection of boredom
Source
E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 6 'Views')
Book Ref
Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.177
A Reaction
How many absurd and horrible things have been done by people who could not stand being bored? But also, almost everything wonderful has the same source. How did Bach and Shakespeare and Rembrandt feel about boredom?