Trivial Quotes

401 Trivial quotes by 339 unique authors

She was very near hating him now; yet the sound of his voice, the way the light fell on his thin, dark hair, the way… — Edith Wharton
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass… — George Washington
If you want to become a man of letters and perhaps write some Histories one day, you must also lie and invent tales, otherwise your… — Umberto Eco
It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously — Oscar Wilde
Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no… — Hermann Hesse
The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday… — Franz Kafka
... for it is the small temptations which undermine integrity unless we watch and pray and never think them too trivial to be resisted. — Louisa May Alcott
The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be. — Arthur C. Clarke
we must not blame our poor symbols if they take forms that seem trivial to us, or absurd, ... however paltry they may be; the… — Angela Carter
Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the… — Anton Chekhov
I cannot bear not to know the end of a tale. I will read the most trivial things – once commenced – only out of… — A. S. Byatt
Anyone who knew Violet well could tell she was thinking hard, because her long hair was tied up in a ribbon to keep it out… — Daniel Handler
That wind. I see it's blowing now. Furtive but commanding, it has dictated every move we've ever made. My mother felt it, and so do… — Joanne Harris
Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde
There's no black and white, left and right to me anymore; there's only up and down and down is very close to the ground. And… — Bob Dylan
As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings; this indeed is the only excuse that offers… — W. Somerset Maugham
The span of three or four minutes is pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. People lose hundreds of minutes everyday, squandering them on trivial… — Lisa Kleypas
All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry,… — Anne Bronte
I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in… — Henry David Thoreau
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since… — Alexander Pope
Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others. — Douglas Adams
(about organizing books in his home library, and putting a book in the "Arts and Lit non-fiction section) I personally find that for domestic purposes,… — Nick Hornby
During the fifteen minutes that followed, the proud and sensitive girl suffered a shame and pain which she never forgot. To others it might seem… — Louisa May Alcott
We must eschew anything trivial. We must embrace all that is frivolous.... Trivial things take up all your time and dull your senses, whereas frivolity… — Cynthia Heimel

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