Seriousness quotes
32 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Of course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He obviously is). What is going on in you at present is simply the beginning of the treatment. Continue seeking with cheerful seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him."
"Seriousness is a disease of the ego"
"Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke."
"Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that."
"Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends."
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"Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor."
"When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness."
"Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor."
"Unmitigated seriousness is always out of place in human affairs."
"humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle"
"Humor is not the opposite of seriousness. Humor is the opposite of despair."
"Every man is grave alone."
"Seriousness is the deepest pleasure we have."
"Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness."
"You are nearing the land that is life; you will recognize it by its seriousness."
