Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 56
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein German Physicist More Albert Einstein Quotes 10
This was one of my earliest observations of men; an experience which has been common to me with thousands of race, the bitterness of which its frequency cannot diminish to any individual who suffers it. Josiah Henson More Josiah Henson Quotes 7
Our Similarities bring us to a common ground; Our Differences allow us to be fascinated by each other. Tom Robbins American Novelist More Tom Robbins Quotes 6
In an age where every decision we make must be supported by numbers and opinion polls, kindness, compassion, faith and common sense require no statistical analysis. Tom Krause American Motivational Speaker More Tom Krause Quotes 3
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. Barack Obama American President More Barack Obama Quotes 3
Philosophy is common sense with big words. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 3
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so. Gore Vidal American Novelist More Gore Vidal Quotes 3
Common sense is calculation applied to life. Henri Frederic Amiel Swiss Philosopher More Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes 3
Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight. Marilyn vos Savant American Writer More Marilyn vos Savant Quotes 3
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. John F. Kennedy American President More John F. Kennedy Quotes 2
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery. Ellen Ochoa American Astronaut More Ellen Ochoa Quotes 2
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. Matthew Arnold English Poet More Matthew Arnold Quotes 2
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge American President More Calvin Coolidge Quotes 2
If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble. Steve Chabot American Politician More Steve Chabot Quotes 1
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius Chinese Philosopher More Confucius Quotes 1
For this equilibrium now in sight, let us trust that mankind, as it has occurred in the greatest periods of its past, will find for itself a new code of ethics, common to all, made of tolerance, of courage, and of faith in the Spirit of men. Albert Claude Belgian Scientist More Albert Claude Quotes 1
The common erotic project of destroying women makes it possible for men to unite into a brotherhood; this project is the only firm and trustworthy groundwork for cooperation among males and all male bonding is based on it. Andrea Dworkin American Critic More Andrea Dworkin Quotes 1
Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. David Byrne Scottish Musician More David Byrne Quotes 1
We must return optimism to our parenting. To focus on the joys, not the hassles; the love, not the disappointments; the common sense, not the complexities. Fred G. Gosman More Fred G. Gosman Quotes 1
If we reject science, we reject the common man. Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian Novelist More Naguib Mahfouz Quotes 1
Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited. George Santayana American Philosopher More George Santayana Quotes 1