Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Experience Quotes

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it...

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

All we need is the truth in our hand. Someone to call a friend. Never...

All we need is the truth in our hand. Someone to call a friend. Never...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our...

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires, but according to our...

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the...

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all...

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all...

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of...

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of...

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.

When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.