Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Genius Quotes

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

Genius is its own end, and draws its means and the style of its architecture...

As soon as there is life there is danger.

As soon as there is life there is danger.

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.

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.

A man is a God in ruins

A man is a God in ruins

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too...

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought

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...

Fame is proof that people are gullible

Fame is proof that people are gullible

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration...

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting...

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting...

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.