They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. Votes: 6
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. Votes: 6
Franklin PierceThough so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift. Votes: 6
Ernest Thompson SetonIt chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling theme. Votes: 6
William CowperSilence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. Votes: 4
Benjamin FranklinWhen you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling. Votes: 4
Yann MartelA weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Votes: 4
Lord ChesterfieldThere is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind. Votes: 4
Sarah Josepha HaleA weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Votes: 2
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of ChesterfieldIt is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. Votes: 2
John HolmesMere imagination would indeed be mere trifling; only no imagination is mere . Votes: 0
Charles Sanders PeirceI discovered there was an endless source of robust enjoyment in trifling with psychiatrists. Votes: 0
Vladimir NabokovA lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project. Votes: 0
ConfuciusThose who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great ones. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldI have too much respect for the truth to drag it out on every trifling occasion. Votes: 0
Mark TwainTrue lovers know how trifling a thing is money yet how difficult to blend with love! Votes: 0
Honore de BalzacIt is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have been accustomed. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Votes: 0
Philip StanhopeFor our discussion is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives. Votes: 0
PlatoThe wife was pretty, trifling, childish, weak; She could not think, but would not cease to speak. Votes: 0
George CrabbeNor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price. Votes: 0
Plutarch