Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

Quote by William James

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Psychology Quotes, Sense Of Humor Quotes

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

The undiscovered country form whose born no traveler returns.

The undiscovered country form whose born no traveler returns.