Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble at a straw.

Think naught a trifle, though it small appear; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, And trifles life.

Small things are what make great things possible.

Trifles, trifles are what matter!

For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost- And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.

O Diamond! Diamond! thou little knowest the mischief done!

What dire offence from am'rous causes springs, What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

Man shows his character best in trifles.

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out-it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!