Common sense isn't.
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| His words, like so many nimble and airy servitors, trip about him at command. |
| ~ John Milton, Apology for Smectymnuus. ~ |
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| He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. |
| ~ Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. Letter, April 16, 1851, to Hawthorne. The Letters of Herman Melville, eds. Merrell R. Davis and William H Gilman (1960). Melville added, “For all men who say yes, lie; and all men who say no,—why, they are in the happy condition of judicious, unencumbered travelers in Europe; they cross the frontiers into Eternity with nothing but a carpet bag.” ~ |
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| In such a strait the wisest may well be perplexed and the boldest staggered. |
| ~ Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent. Vol. i. p. 516. ~ |
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| Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. |
| ~ William Wordsworth, The Borderers. Act iv. Sc. 2. ~ |
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| Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one. |
| ~ Herman Melville (1819–1891), U.S. author. Mardi (1849), ch. 15, The Writings of Herman Melville, vol. 3, eds. Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker, and G. Thomas Tanselle (1970). ~ |
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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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| Undertakings by private companies carry with them a presumptive evidence of utility, and the private stakes in them some security of execution, the want of which is the bane of public undertakings. Still, the importunities of private companies cannot be listened to with more caution than prudence requires. |
| ~ Letter to Martin Van Buren, July 5, 1830 (James Madison, 1865, IV, page 92) ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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