“There are far too many people out there who take themselves too seriously.”
“People tend the take everything too seriously. Especially themselves. Yep. And that's probably what makes 'em scared and hurt so much of the time. Life is too serious to take that seriously.”
“Too many people confuse being serious with being solemn.”
“Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.”
“A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.”
“Democracy demands that little men should not take big ones too seriously; it dies when it is full of little men who think they are big themselves.”