“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,or who said it, no matter if I have said it,unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
— The Buddha
“A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
— William James
“I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.”
— Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
“As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.”
— Joan Baez
“Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else….”
— Archibald Alexander
“Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.”
— Aldous Huxley
“Ask the experienced rather than the learned.”
— Arabic proverb
“Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.”
— Franklin P. Jones
“Margaret Thatcher once observed that being powerful is like being a lady: if you have to tell others you are, you aren’t. Truly great leaders gain respect by the way they conduct themselves, not by the loudness of their orders. You gain respect by respecting others. Follow the Golden Rule in your treatment of others, and you will win their undying loyalty. If you ever expect to have authority over others, you must first prove yourself worthy. You must demonstrate to them that you care about them, that as their leader you will always look out for their interest. A good officer always makes sure the troops are provided for before be takes care of his own needs. It’s a lesson that all too often is lost in the scramble to get to the top — but one that will most certainly undercut your progress if you overlook it.”
— Napoleon Hill