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«Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart»
«I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.»
Author: Irvin S. Cobb | Keywords: trivial
«In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality»
Author: Mary McCarthy | About: Science | Keywords: banal, democratic, trivial
«If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it.»
«?A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for what he does.?»
«A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.»
Author: Clifton Fadiman (Author, Editor, Host) | Keywords: trained, trivial
«Baseball is a slow, sluggish game, with frequent and trivial interruptions, offering the spectator many opportunities to reflect at leisure upon the situation on the field: This is what a fan loves most about the game»
«God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.»
«Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today -- but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.»
«A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties.»