What is trim level?

Famous quotes containing the words trim and/or level:

    Manhood is melted into courtesies, valour into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality, they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man’s name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous.
    Simone Weil (1909–1943)