Quote by Richard Armour
In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the triv

In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial. – Richard Armour

Other quotes by Richard Armour

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. – Richard Armour

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Election Day
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Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that a husband and wife, concentrating on their children, fail to notice each others faults. – Richard Armour

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Marriage
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Triviality, Pettiness
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It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. – Doris Lessing

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

How full of trifles everything is! It is only ones thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture. – Wallace Stevens

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Promise little and do much. – Hebrew Proverb

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History is herstory too. – Author Unknown

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Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. – Don Marquis

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