Quotes about common-sense
common-sense important logic
Inferences of Science and Common Sense differ from those of deductive logic and mathematics in a very important respect, namely, when the premises are true and the reasoning correct, the conclusion is only probable. Bertrand Russell
common-sense common englishmen
John Locke invented common sense, and only Englishmen have had it ever since!
common-sense lincoln provide voice
There is a need for a common-sense voice in Lincoln. I want to provide that voice for Lincoln County.
common-sense trying common
Common sense, however it tries, cannot avoid being surprised from time to time.
common-sense get-better care
If the grass is greener on the other side it`s probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master. Earl Nightingale
common-sense lines common
Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,. Ben Nelson
common-sense atheism opaque
When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect what is plainly false to common sense. Edward Abbey
common-sense people atmosphere
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. Samuel Butler
common-sense needs common
Common sense needs constant reappraisal. Albert Einstein
common-sense fields doe
Common sense invents and constructs no less than its own field than science does in its domain. It is, however, in the nature of common sense not to be aware of this situation.
common-sense mind prejudice
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.
common-sense genius common
Common sense is genius in homespun. Alfred North Whitehead
common-sense simplicity sublime
Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. Alfred Lord Tennyson
common-sense age layers
Common sense consists of those layers of prejudice laid down before the age of 18.
common-sense literature enthusiasm
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone. E. W. Howe
common-sense results worthy
What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.
common-sense heaven earth
Heaven is a pretty practical, common sense, down-to-earth place! David Berg
common-sense half fine
Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so useful as common sense. Alexander Pope
common-sense intuition earth
Common sense is merely unaided intuition, and unaided intuition is reasoning performed in the absense of instruments and the tested knowledge of science. Common sense tells us that massive satellites cannot hang suspended 36,000 kilometers above the one point on the earth's surface, but they do... E. O. Wilson
common-sense feminist hated
I hated the 1960's feminists," she says. "They were dogmatists, you see. In comes ideology, and out goes common sense. This is my experience of life. Doris Lessing
common-sense dancing common
A sense of humour is common sense dancing. Clive James
common-sense craziness should
There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent. Douglas Hofstadter
common-sense people dying
If I'm president, we're not going to have people dying on the streets. I don't call it a mandate, I just say it's common sense. Donald Trump
common-sense waiting choices
By the way, that's a far less expensive solution than other very foolish solutions I've heard. The veterans love it, they love it. But it's a far better solution than anything anybody's heard and its common sense and it's there.The doctors need the business and the private hospitals and public hospitals need the business and they're sitting there, waiting. So we don't have a choice. We have to do that.
common-sense body lines
The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health. Andrew Weil
common-sense giving kind
What kind of bank gives back 65 percent-often less-of what you deposit? Indeed, when you compare the services of a bank and an insurance company, common sense suggests something is out of whack. Andrew Tobias
common-sense gasoline pumps
Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump. Bob Ney
common-sense common make-sense
It makes sense that there is no sense without God. Edith Schaeffer
common-sense done moderation
Everything should be done with moderation and using common sense. Eartha Kitt
common-sense novelty admiration
If refined sense, and exalted sense, be not so useful as common sense, their rarity, their novelty, and the nobleness of their objects, make some compensation, and render them the admiration of mankind. David Hume
common-sense common problem
The problem with common sense is, it isn't. Benjamin Franklin
common-sense common
Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.
common-sense common higher
Generally, common sense is rare in the (higher) rank. Juvenal