Trivial Quotes
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We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.
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It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.
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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
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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 to.
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He watched it with that strange interest in trivial things that we try to develop when things of high import make us afraid, or when we are stirred by some new emotion for which we cannot find expression...
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The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.
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Even trivial events demonstrate strong devotion to the Universe and small concern for ego.
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Isn’t it strange how we always seem to remember the trivial things from our daily lives... yet we so often forget the most important ones?
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Marianne was silent; it was impossible for her to say what she did not feel, however trivial the occasion.
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The bigger the trophy, the more trivial the contest.
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To the mean eye all things are trivial, as certainly as to the jaundiced they are yellow.
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To say that he hated it would be unjust, for, like most sensible people, he held hatred to be an elixir far too precious to be wasted on trivial matters.
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When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.
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When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales.
