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

Other quotes by Doris Lessing

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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Truth
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You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I cant say I do like it very much. – Doris Lessing

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Women
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Its lovely to have money to give away – thats the bonus of winning the Nobel. – Doris Lessing

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Money
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Triviality, Pettiness
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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

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

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

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The dog that trots about finds a bone. – Golda Meir

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Why be a man when you can be a success? – Bertolt Brecht

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