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Single Idea 9299

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 4. Boredom]

Full Idea

Almost always we are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring.

Gist of Idea

We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring

Source

La Rochefoucauld (Maxims [1663], 555)

Book Reference

Rochefoucauld,La: 'Maxims' [Penguin 1959], p.105


A Reaction

An obvious exception would be a celebrity being bored with their fans. Their very excess of interest is precisely what is boring. If two people communicate well, it is unlikely that either of them will ever be bored.