Common sense isn't.
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| I would have made a good Pope. |
| ~ Richard Nixon ~ |
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| Ale man, ale's the stuff to drink For fellows whom it hurts to think: Look into the pewter pot To see the world as the world's not. |
| ~A. E. Housman (1859-1936) ~ |
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| A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. |
| ~ John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 545. ~ |
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| Are cats lazy? Well, more power to them if they are. Which one of us has not entertained the dream of doing just as he likes, when and how he likes, and as much as he likes? |
| ~Fernand Mery ~ |
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| I will sketch for your consideration a substitute which has occurred to myself for the faulty part of the Constitution in question: "The electors to be chosen in districts, not more than two in any one district . . . Each elector to give two votes, one naming his first choice, the other his next choice. If there be a majority of all the votes on the first list for the same person, he of course to be President; if not, and there be a majority . . . on the other list for the same person, he then to be the final choice; if there be no such majority on either list, then a choice to be made by joint ballot of the two Houses of Congress from the two names having the greatest number of votes on the two ballots taken together." . . . The same process might be observed in electing the Vice President. |
| ~ Letter to George Hay, August 23, 1823 (James Madison, III, page 335.) ~ |
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| When a problem first arises, try to remain humble, maintain a sincere attitude, and be concerned that the outcome is fair. Of course, others may try to take advantage of you, and if your remaining detached only encourages unjust aggression, adopt a strong stand. This, however, should be done with compassion, and if it is necessary to express your views and take strong countermeasures, do so without anger or ill intent. |
| ~ The Path to Tranquility, July 16, 14th Dalai Lama ~ |
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| It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the Dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in,-glittering like the morning star full of life and splendour and joy…. Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men,-in a nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded. |
| ~ Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France. Vol. iii. p. 331. ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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