Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

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Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up...

Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who...

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his...

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his...

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then...

The muffled thunder of dialogue comes through the walls, then a chorus of laughter. Then...

It would be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and a good jest...

It would be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and a good jest...

To laugh with others is one of life's great pleasures. To be laughed at by...

To laugh with others is one of life's great pleasures. To be laughed at by...