Trifling Quotes

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.

Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm.

At an expense trifling indeed, compared to what she frequently spends upon unprofitable contests, she might place the moral world on a new foundation, and to rise the pinnacle of moral glory.

If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.

Christendom appears clearly to me to be one of those trifling, insignificant arts, which has never been of any substantial advantage to mankind.

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 time, which will never return.

God, newspapers have been making up stories forever. This kind of trifling and fooling around is not a function of the New Journalism.

Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

Employ oneself upon trifling professional matters which others could do.

They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme.

Though so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift.

It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.

There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.