Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes (1678)
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maximes (1678) , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)
We seldom attribute common sense except to those who agree with us. Great short quote and quotation by: La Rochefoucauld ,
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us. Great short quote and quotation by: Lionel Trilling ,
What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense, we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself. Great short quote and quotation by: Anna Jameson ,
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Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor. Great short quote and quotation by: E.B. White ,
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Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Richard Steele ,
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Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting, Great short quote and quotation by: Benjamin Franklin , US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)
Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short; whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that is sin to […]
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You cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my sense. Great short quote and quotation by: William Shakespeare , Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 – 1616)
[Common sense] is the best sense I know of. Great short quote and quotation by: Lord Chesterfield , (1694 – 1773)