Trifling Quotes

87 quotes by 74 authors

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our… — Samuel Johnson
Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. — Henry Miller
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. — Franklin Pierce
They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The young are in great danger. Much evil results from their light and trifling reading. Much time is lost which should be spent in useful… — Ellen G. White
God, newspapers have been making up stories forever. This kind of trifling and fooling around is not a function of the New Journalism. — Tom Wolfe
When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling. — Yann Martel
There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. — Mark Twain
Now when I had mastered the language of this water, and had come to know every trifling feature that bordered the great river as familiarly… — Mark Twain
And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
These joys were so trifling as to be as imperceptible as grains of gold among the sand, and in moments of depression she saw nothing… — Leo Tolstoy
I have too much respect for the truth to drag it out on every trifling occasion. — Mark Twain
Christian community is like the Christian's sanctification. It is a gift of God which we cannot claim. Only God knows the real state of our… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? Why does one love the night, flowers, everything around one,… — Pablo Picasso
Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know… — Umberto Eco
Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances. — Livy
There is no trifling with nature; it is always true, grave, and severe; it is always in the light, and the faults and errors fall… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To the natural philosopher, there is no natural object unimportant or trifling. From the least of Nature's works he may learn the greatest lessons. — John Herschel
Dancing is, in itself, a very trifling and silly thing: but it is one of those established follies to which people of sense are sometimes… — Lord Chesterfield
When we consider the incidents of former days, and perceive, while reviewing the long line of causes, how the most important events of our lives… — Arthur Helps

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