Trifles go to make perfection, And perfection is no trifle.
There are no trifles in the human story, no trifling leaves on the tree.
When the mind has once begun to yield to the weakness of superstition, trifles impress it with the force of conviction.
And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence.
But 'tis strange and oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence.
Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.
He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for the conclusions to be drawn from them, or the advantage to which they can be put, is a philosopher.
Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.