Trivial Things Quotes

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Those who are patient in the trivial things in life and control themselves will one day have the same mastery in great and important things. — Joe Hyams
It is pretty obvious that the debasement of the human mind caused by a constant flow of fraudulent advertising is no trivial thing. There is… — Raymond Chandler
There is no doctrine more fundamental to our work than the Atonement of Jesus Christ. At every appropriate opportunity, testify of the Savior and of… — Richard G. Scott
When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention… — Epictetus
Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest… — Dorothy Day
The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are supported… — Jean de la Bruyere
I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged… — Henry David Thoreau
Even the smallest and most trivial thing can bring you happiness when you do it for another. — Sun Myung Moon
Many of us spend more time on the C's of life than on the A's of life. Don't allow trivial things to crowd out the… — Douglas Merrill
In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I… — Gretchen Rubin
Do not become so absorbed with trivial things that you miss learning the doctrine and teachings of the Lord. — Richard G. Scott
But such a tiny and trivial thing as an umbrella can deprive you of the sight of such a stupendous fact as the sun. — Meher Baba
It's getting too late in my life to care about the small things. It's getting too late to not be brave, to not live my… — Helen Hunt
A sudden light transfigures a trivial thing, a weather-vane, a windmill, a winnowing flail, the dust in the barn door; a moment - and the… — Walter Pater
A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in… — Karl Marx
When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales. — Ethel Merman
When I tell children that they are far too dependent on their gizmos, they do not deny it. But they really don't care. This is… — Bill O'Reilly
I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried… — Barack Obama
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
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

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