Quotes About Seriousness

La humanidad es pesada

Solemn faces do not make sacred hours.

Let us get rid of this notion that we must always associate the thoughts of God with a spirit of great solemnity. Gayety and God are not mutually exclusive.

Librarians are serious people, seldom given to jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of good books waiting to be read, leaving little time for frivolity.

Librarians are serious people, seldomgiven to idle jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of good books waiting to be read, leaving little time for frivolity. My personal list of must-read books presents a daunting challenge; I can't even imagine the pressure our head librarian must be under.

The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.

8. You hate the political buisness of nationality. You hate everything, in politics and art and everything else, that is not genuine and deep and necessary. You don't have time for silly trivial things. You live seriously. You don't go to silly films, even if you want to; you don't read cheap newspapers; you don't listen to trash on the wireless and the telly; you don't waste time talking about nothing. You use your life.

You don't have any time for silly trivial things. You live seriously. You don't go to silly films, even if you want to; you don't read cheap newspapers; you don't listen to trash on the wireless and the telly; you don't waste time talking about nothing. You use your life.

No smile, not a trace of warmth or humor, all business. Could she really be a party to the wrongful conviction of a man who'd been on death row fifteen years? It was hard to believe.

Murder, more murders, still more murders! The Germans take murder more seriously than we do—I mean, as literature," Uncle Johan explained

When I was younger, I used humour as a tool to avoid getting too serious with people - if there was deep emotional stuff going on, then I would crack a joke to defuse the situation.

Dare to be different in a nice way. Take the risk, play the game but be serious about it, persevere to be prayerful and accept difficulties calmly.

I hate it when I'm trying to be serious, but then I accidentally smile.

Me being silly, funny and goofy isn't immaturity, It's the way I express myself. I know when & how to stop at serious moments.

The man who prefers not be taken seriously is often times the same who rues being taken for granted.

I date to marry. Not to fool around. So if I can't see it happening, sorry, but it's not happening. I don't want to waste your time or mine.

You make jokes because you're afraid to take anything seriously, because if you take things seriously, they matter.

Scoprii che Achille non era sempre così serio come sembrava. La sua compostezza imperturbabile nascondeva un altro volto, divertente e sfaccettato come una gemma che catturava luce.

Scoprii che Achille non era sempre così serio come sembrava. La sua compostezza imperturbabile nascondeva un altro volto, divertente e sfaccettato come una gemma che catturava la luce.

I read everything, both serious and funny. Dickens, Thackeray, Rider Haggard, PG Wodehouse, Chinua Achebe, and the endless wailing of Virginia Woolf, thin terrible books where nothing happened.

Bad humour is an evasion of reality; good humour is an acceptance of it.

A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.

It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.

Schiffer recoiled: "Oh, Jesus Christ, Taryn, don't give me a heart attack," she said, clutching at her chest. "Remember: no sense of humor. How many times do I have to tell you that: No sense of humor. Humor can get you in all kinds of shit and we've got this won, if we don't get funny.