Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.

Quote by Josh Billings

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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...

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...

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so...

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

The less we know the more we suspect

The less we know the more we suspect

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

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...

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

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

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

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

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

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

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...