That war is an evil is a proposition so familiar to every one that it would be tedious to develop it. No one is forced to engage in it by ignorance, or kept out of it by fear, if he fancies there is anything to be gained by it. Thucydides
I believe one of the functions of language used poetically is to explore experiences and hidden sources of behavior in a way that will not be tedious to the reader. Vernon Scannell
I think if we didn't contradict ourselves, it would be awfully boring. It would be tedious to be alive. Paul Auster