Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. 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
Every sentence spoken by Napoleon, and every line of his writing, deserves reading, as it is the sense of France. 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
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings. Publilius Syrus Roman Writer More Publilius Syrus Quotes 9
You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do. Nicole Kidman Actress More Nicole Kidman Quotes 8
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. Mignon McLaughlin American Journalist More Mignon McLaughlin Quotes 8
It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak. Eric Hoffer American Writer More Eric Hoffer Quotes 6
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. Ansel Adams American Photographer More Ansel Adams Quotes 4
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. Francis Bacon English Philosopher More Francis Bacon Quotes 4
Common sense is calculation applied to life. Henri Frederic Amiel Swiss Philosopher More Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes 3
Philosophy is common sense with big words. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 3
The government of the United States is not in any sense founded upon the Christian religion. John Adams American President More John Adams 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
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. Matthew Arnold English Poet More Matthew Arnold Quotes 2
Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children? Karl Kraus Austrian Writer More Karl Kraus Quotes 2
There's a sense of spontaneity, and no emphasis on jokes in this show. People generally talk the way they talk in life if you were in this particular situation. Larry David American Actor More Larry David Quotes 2
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. Erich Fromm American Psychologist More Erich Fromm Quotes 2
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own. Peter Jennings Canadian Journalist More Peter Jennings Quotes 2
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
Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited. George Santayana American Philosopher More George Santayana Quotes 1
If we don't stop somewhere, if we don't accept an unhappy compromise, unhappy for both sides, if we don't learn how to unhappily coexist and contain our burned sense of injustice - if we don't learn how to do that, we end up in a doomed state. Amos Oz Israeli Writer More Amos Oz Quotes 1