(27 quotes found)
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man”
William Shakespeare
“For there is no friend like a sister, in calm or stormy weather, to cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.”
Christina G. Rossetti
“I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er”
“Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief”
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.”
“Adieu! I have too grieved a heart to take a tedious leave”
“If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work.”
““Tout ce qu'on dit de trop est fade et rebutant.” [That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious.]”
Nicholas Boileau
“A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventful - then, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most books, indeed, are records less Of fulness than of emptiness.”
William Allingham
“It's a long and tedious process but it's good that the senate is taking the time to deliberate on the matters of money.”
Dan Calandriello
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