Seriousness Quotes

288 Seriousness quotes by 230 unique authors

Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that… — Sean O'Casey
Man's maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are… — Albert Camus
The fact that some governments, churches and numerous corrupted individuals have tried to reduce such behavior from criminal offence to personal privilege dose not change… — Spencer W. Kimball
Nothing is more comical than seriousness understood as a virtue that has to precede all important literature — Julio Cortazar
And now here he was in my kitchen. Smelling like apple pies and looking at me with a direct seriousness that made him even cuter.… — Lilith Saintcrow
You should not take old people who are already dead seriously. It does them injustice. We immortals do not like things to be taken seriously.… — Hermann Hesse
The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca. — Anthony Bourdain
I've got about ten things to say to you right now. But at least nine of them would make me sound like a psycho.” In… — Lisa Kleypas
Seriousness is no more a guarantee of truth, insight, authenticity or probity, than humour is a guarantee of superficiality and stupidity. — Stephen Fry
I like the sound of that, crashing Monica's party," he glanced at Michael, then quickly away. "What about you? That break some kind of vampire… — Rachel Caine
Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke. — Saul Bellow
Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified. 'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Finally he said that if men drink the blood of God yet they do not understand the seriousness of what they do. He said that… — Cormac McCarthy
Before we go, I gotta know: If mind-reading abilities are real, there's something else I wondered if fiction got right about vampires-" "Ask me if… — Jeaniene Frost
Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should… — Brennan Manning
Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time. — Terry Goodkind
humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor's farm. For all the rest of his life he had a special warm… — David Eddings
...God knows you can have complication and difficulty without any compensating depth or seriousness — Julian Barnes
You got a lot of ladies to get through. You’re still young. First love’s the sweetest, but it doesn’t last.” “Not ever?” I ask. Grandad… — Holly Black
I don't believe in being serious about anything. I think life is too serious to be taken seriously. — Ray Bradbury
Our attachments are our temple, what we worship, no? What we give ourselves to, what we invest with faith. . . . Attachments are of… — David Foster Wallace
Introversion- along with its cousins sensitivity, seriousness, and shyness- is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology. Introverts living in… — Susan Cain

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