Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair, hinted at prudence, quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the name of common sense.

If Mom is convinced that ballet lessons are a must, she shouldtake them.Although it may look odd to see a thirty-year old woman hang- ing onto a bar and flinging a slightly plump leg in...

common sense is not a specific destination but rather an ongoing process. It is, however, an essential ingredient of the recipe for success.

If you could sum up your life in one sentence, then you didn’t live much of a life.

Don’t be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.

I hope common sense will prevail.

I do not believe that any political campaign justifies the declaration of a moratorium on ordinary common sense.

Luckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved faster than my brain.

Sólo un sentido común con imaginación de poeta podría haber sido el inventor de la rueda.

But where, says some, is the King of America? I’ll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.

There are all degrees of proficiency in the use men make of this instructive world where we are boarded and schooled and apprenticed. It is sufficient to our present purpose to indicate three degrees of...

Once again, environmentalist scare-mongering seeks to undermine common-sense reforms that shore up our energy infrastructure.

You can always start over the next day.

It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of the nose on your face can...

Your imagination is the vehicle to enlightenment.

Paranoia is habitual. If you get slapped in the face every time you turn a corner, then you’ll EXPECT to get slapped in the face every time you turn a corner.

We are always dreaming up ways to be more efficient. A lot of it is common sense.

It is love that is sacred,” she said.” Listen, child, to an old woman who has seen three generations, and who has had a long experience of men and women. Marriage and love have nothing...

The deepness of your mind produces the thickness of your thoughts.

The past is behind us unless we fail to learn from it.

…the very commonness of common sense makes it unlikely to have any appeal to the anointed. How can they be wiser and nobler than everyone else while agreeing with everyone else?

Les moustiques porteurs du paludisme n’attendront pas poliment jusqu’à ce que les gens se couchent sous des moustiquaires

Two cents in the pocket, is better than no sense in the head.

It was time for tea as it so often was.

Funny Bone” must have been a masochist, because hitting it is not funny at all…

I would rather write a book without a title if my true friend chooses to live in a million dollar home in London and acts foreign.