Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Common Sense Quotes, Example Quotes, Society Quotes

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

People only see what they are prepared to see.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain,...

Our best thoughts come from others.

Our best thoughts come from others.

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Beauty without expression is boring.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Art is the path of the creator to his work

Art is the path of the creator to his work

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

There are books which take rank in your life with parents and lovers and passionate...

Supporting the troops means paying attention to their needs both in the field and at...

Supporting the troops means paying attention to their needs both in the field and at...

One of my big fears in life is that I'm gonna die and my parents...

One of my big fears in life is that I'm gonna die and my parents...