Common sense is the genius of humanity.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-imitation that a master first shows himself.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

No words are necessary between two loving hearts

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

The human mind will not be confined to any limits.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your...

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

There is no surer method of evading the world than by following Art and no...

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Where there are no women there are no good manners

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

Who is the most sensible person? The one who finds what is to their own...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

If a man or woman is born ten years sooner or later, their whole aspect...

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.