Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

Topics: Common Sense Quotes

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not...

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not...

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you...

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you...

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how...

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how...

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's...

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's...

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything...

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

Everyone has something ancestral, even if it is nothing more than a disease

Everyone has something ancestral, even if it is nothing more than a disease

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not...

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not...

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy...

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy...