Common sense is as rare as genius, - is the basis of genius

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Genius Quotes

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it...

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will...

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Every wall is a door.

Every wall is a door.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

A man is a God in ruins.

A man is a God in ruins.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

We lie in the lap of immense intelligence.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for...

What you are comes to you.

What you are comes to you.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more...

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more...