All Quotes By Tag: Common-sense

“It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.”

“I would rather carry around a plastic bag with five thousand Euro inside, than carry around a Louis Vuitton/Gucci/Prada bag with only one hundred Euro inside!”

“Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.”

“Stay away from conflictive, negative people that pull you down, because they contaminate your energy and impede your progress. Search for people who look at the world with optimism, that inspire you, make you happy and provide peace of mind.”

“Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.”

“I don’t fancy colors of the face, I’m always attracted to colors of the brain.”

“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”

“Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes.”

“We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn’t work that way at all.”

“For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam’s front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common sense, but a scandalous thing without form or function, like a matron with half a dozen unattached daughters?And God looked upon the Creation in all its delightful multiplicity, and saw that, all in all, it was quite Amiable.”

“ولو ظل الإنسان ينكر كل ما لا يحسه لما خسر بذلك الأديان وحدها، بل خسر معها العلوم والمعارف وقيم الآداب والأخلاق.”

“All things remarkable are surprisingly simple; albeit difficult to find.”

“Never assume the obvious is true.”

“Never put yourself in a position to be made an example of.”

“Scarcity of common sense makes it a philosophy.”