#rifle

A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes, proportioned to our years and views. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#different #manhood #only #our #proportioned

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot. ↗

— James Spader

#death #dog #firearms #had #i

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. ↗

— Michelangelo

#make #perfection #trifle #trifles

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#human #human life #life #make #make up

Power and position often make a man trifle with the truth. ↗

— George A. Smith

#make #man #often #position #trifle

The affair seems absurdly trifling, and yet I dare call nothing trivial when I reflect that some of my most classic cases have had the least promising commencement. You will remember, Watson, how the dreadful business of the Abernetty family was first brought to my notice by the depth which the parsley had sunk into the butter upon a hot day. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

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What do you call a rifle with three barrels? A trifle. ↗

— Joseph Rosenbloom

#biggest-riddle-book-in-the-world #funniest #funny #humor #humorous

Ho riflettuto molto, in questi giorni. E la sai una cosa? Non ho capito niente. ↗

— Diego De Silva

#life #riflettere #vita #life