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Quote by Doris Lessing
It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and imp

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

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It is terrible to destroy a persons picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction. – Doris Lessing

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I dont think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. – Doris Lessing

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There was a time when young people respected learning and literature and now they dont. – Doris Lessing

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

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

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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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