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Trifling Quotes

Michelangelo quote: "Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."
Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. Michelangelo
Charles Dickens quote: "Trifles make the sum of life."
Trifles make the sum of life. Charles Dickens
William Shakespeare quote: "Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong..."
Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ. William Shakespeare
Alexander Smith quote: "Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life."
Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life. Alexander Smith
Edward Young quote: "Think naught a trifle, though it small appear: Small sands the..."
Think naught a trifle, though it small appear: Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life. Edward Young
After two years' absence she finally returned to chilly Europe, a trifle weary, a trifle sad, disgusted by our banal entertainments, our shrunken landscapes, our impoverished lovemaking. Her soul had remained over there, among the gigantic, poisonous flowers. She missed the mystery of old temples and the ardor of a sky blazing with fever, sensuality and death. The better to relive all these magnificent, raging memories, she became a recluse, spending entire days lying about on tiger skins,... Octave Mirbeau
Arthur Conan Doyle quote: "It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important..."
It is, of course, a trifle, but there is nothing so important as trifles. Arthur Conan Doyle
Dwight L. Moody quote: "Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle..."
Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle with anything He has commanded. Dwight L. Moody
Blaise Pascal quote: "A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us."
A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us. Blaise Pascal
Doris Lessing quote: "It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and..."
It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. Doris Lessing
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 you know. Umberto Eco
He teaches how to void excrement and urine and the like, elevating what is mean, and does not falsely excuse himself by calling these things trifles. Henry David Thoreau
Jerome K. Jerome quote: "Being poor is a mere trifle. It is being known to be poor that..."
Being poor is a mere trifle. It is being known to be poor that is the sting. Jerome K. Jerome
What you need Lois, is a man. All your artistic brilliance, wasted, toiling away in the sordid day-to-day of White’s little paper empire. Reporting on traffic mishaps. Domestic trifles. Wondering if you can afford a pair of shoes. Knowing you can’t afford the really good wines, the really exquisite things. That suit, for instance. Nice, but not the standard you’re used to.” “We’re not here to discuss my wardrobe.” “Or your writing career? How much have you gotten done, I mean, really done... C. J. Cherryh
We cannot speak loudly or angrily at such times; we are not apt to be eager about mere worldly things, for our very awe at our quickened sense of the nearness of the invisible world, makes us calm and serene about the petty trifles of today. Elizabeth Gaskell

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