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It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.
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It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.
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It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.
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It is to be noted that when any part of this paper appears dull there is a design in it.
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It's about time we quit playing church in these services that start at eleven o clock sharp and end at twelve o clock dull.
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It's extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it's just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome.
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
King John (1596) -
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
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Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
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My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.
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Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top.
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Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.
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One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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Only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed there.
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Our live experiences, fixed in aphorisms, stiffen into cold epigrams. Our heart's blood, as we write it, turns to mere dull ink.
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Perfection has one grave defect. It is apt to be dull.
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Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.
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Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great.
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