By things so achingly small are lives measured and marred.
Hatred like love feeds on the merest trifles.
It is said that people learn to hate each other because of little things ... not big ones. I know I have always learned to love because of little things ... I'm not at all sure that there are any big ones.
O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles.
the little things in life often make more trouble than the big things.
Pettiness seems to go hand in hand with vindictiveness. The smaller the person, the larger the need for revenge. This may account for the fact that some consensual crimes have stiffer penalties than do most crimes with innocent victims.
A good conversation always involves a certain amount of complaining. I like to bond over mutual hatreds and petty grievances.
