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
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 5
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 4
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
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so. Gore Vidal American Novelist More Gore Vidal Quotes 3
Philosophy is common sense with big words. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 3
Common sense is calculation applied to life. Henri Frederic Amiel Swiss Philosopher More Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes 3
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
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
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. Matthew Arnold English Poet More Matthew Arnold Quotes 2
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
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
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in. Aesop Greek Author More Aesop Quotes 1
The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning. Charles Tremper More Charles Tremper Quotes 1
Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing. Abraham Maslow American Philosopher More Abraham Maslow Quotes 1
Peace of heart that is won by refusing to bear the common yoke of human sympathy is a peace unworthy of a Christian. To seek tranquility by stopping our ears to the cries of human pain is to make ourselves not Christian but a kind of degenerate stoic having no relation either to stoicism or Christianity. A. W. Tozer More A. W. Tozer Quotes 1
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 1
Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked; therefore whoever would argue or laugh it out of the world without giving some equivalent for it ought to be treated as a common enemy. Mary Wortley Montagu English Writer More Mary Wortley Montagu Quotes 1
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