Trivial

Famous quotes containing the word trivial:

“Let a man take time enough for the most trivial deed, though it be but the paring of his nails.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.”
—John Fowles (b. 1926)

“Men of genius are not quick judges of character. Deep thinking and high imagining blunt that trivial instinct by which you and I size people up.”
—Max Beerbohm (1872–1956)