when all of life
when all of life becomes crowded with profound and weighty matters, making time to engage in trivial things becomes an even greater priority. Galen Beckett
Trivial Things
It was understood that
It was understood that they shared the same thresholds–the same inexhaustible appetite for wasting time, for discussing lofty ideas, for dissecting trivial things, for driving to nowhere in particular, for listening to music, for talking about books, for obsessing over pop culture, but mostly for laughing, talking, and simply being together. There was nothing one … Read more
When you are in
When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales. Ethel Merman
When we blather about
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. Epictetus
She was very near
She was very near hating him now; yet the sound of his voice, the way the light fell on his thin, dark hair, the way he sat and moved and wore his clothes—she was conscious that even these trivial things were inwoven with her deepest life. Edith Wharton
Many of us spend
Many of us spend more time on the C’s of life than on the A’s of life. Don’t allow trivial things to crowd out the important ones. Douglas Merrill
Most of our life
Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest even to the angels. Dorothy Day
We must eschew anything
We must eschew anything trivial. We must embrace all that is frivolous…. Trivial things take up all your time and dull your senses, whereas frivolity is meaningful, profound, worth living and dying for…. If we devote our lives to frivolity, the world will be a far, far better place. Humanity will be better able to … Read more
You know what I’m
You know what I’m great at? Trivial Pursuit. What good is that gonna do you in life? It has the word ‘trivial’ in the name. The game is basically telling you that you pursue trivial things. Trivial – as in not important. Trivial – as in maybe you should’ve gone to grad school. Christian Finnegan
People are strange: They
People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice. Charles Bukowski